Romans 2:4 “Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?” When you experience the riches of God’s goodness, His extreme forbearance (tolerance), His ability to… Read More ›
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Don’t Despise Small Things, Part 2
Matthew 18:35 “So My heavenly Father also will do to you if each of you, from his heart, does not forgive his brother his trespasses.” In the verse above Jesus tells of a parable where a man was forgiven a… Read More ›
Why I Believe
This is an event that some of you know that happened in my life…one of the ways God directly answered me, in a really miraculous and wonderful way. It’s not my salvation experience. It actually happened 18 years after I… Read More ›
In Praise of our Father
Proverbs 30 1 The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an oracle: This man declared to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ucal: 2 “I am the most ignorant of men; I do not have a man’s understanding. 3 I have not learned wisdom, nor… Read More ›
The Wedding – a Short Story
She stood in the middle of the room, looking at the people gathered there, trying not to feel self-conscious at her own attire. The rags of her life hung in ripped and dirty tatters around her feet. Shame crept in… Read More ›
The True Chain of Command
by Neil Anderson March 3 THE TRUE CHAIN OF COMMAND Luke 10:17 Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name It was an eye-opening experience for the disciples to discover that the demons were subject… Read More ›
Hmmm… An Excellent Fixed Point
In the movie, The Patriot, actor Mel Gibson’s character, Benjamin Martin, refers to “staying the course”, a phrase his deceased wife often gave when he was in danger of losing his focus. In this Hmmm, from Karin over at My… Read More ›
Theft by Disciple?
Did the disciples steal Jesus’ body? Is that why the tomb was empty? Matthew relates in his gospel that the Jewish leaders bribed the guards who had been at Jesus’ tomb to say just that (Matthew 28:11-15). I have heard… Read More ›
The Secret of Being Content…
Most of the time I blend in pretty well here. Yes, my skin is lighter than most, but since my hair is black, and my eyes are brown, I can usually go unnoticed. It isn’t until I mumble some verbless sentence that… Read More ›