Looking at the big picture can be both comforting and scary. When we are dealing with the affairs of our lives, we must have an idea of what we are dealing with, to make an informed assessment of the big… Read More ›
Love
His Love Endures Forever
Can we ever give “enough” thanks to the Lord? Where would we be without Him? True we might have a good life, but what about when we leave this life, what happens then? We certainly would not be living the… Read More ›
Why Church, Inc. is a Bad Idea
Is the church an incorporated business with the pastor as the CEO? That is pretty much the model many churches gravitate towards. In some there is a board which, along with the pastor, controls the church. Churches vary in the… Read More ›
The Sacrifice of Christ
The Crucifixion , by Vouet, 1622, Genoa A friend of mine recently posted about how Christ was scourged before being crucified. This got me to thinking today about that, and all of what happened at Calvary. Jesus before all this… Read More ›
Love Has a Face
Love has a face, a real face that someday we will be able to see. Do you believe this? 1 John 4:8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. Note in the text of the above… Read More ›
“Make every Effort”
For the reason that we have escaped “the corruption that is in the world” and have been allowed to “share in the divine nature”, we are to “make every effort to supplement [our] faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge, knowledge… Read More ›