Various forms of the Greek word for gospel (euaggelion, "good news") appear 101 times in the New Testament. The middle reference (50 before and 50 after) is in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. This is the definition passage for the gospel. The central focus, of course, is the death, physical burial, and bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. This … Continue reading God’s sovereignty and the Bible…
Month: May 2014
Ps 119: 17 ¶ Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word. 18 ¶ Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. 19 ¶ I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me! 20 ¶ My soul is consumed with longing … Continue reading What are we Living For…
James 4:13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time … Continue reading Looking Beyond Suffering
Ps119: 9 ¶ How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 10 ¶ With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! 11 ¶ I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. 12 ¶ … Continue reading The More Time in God’s Word…
By humbling me in this way, God gave me the unique opportunity to reflect on my life and allowed me to see many ways He is working in the world around me. God had placed the right people into my life at just the right time and at just the right place to effectively minister … Continue reading God is in control
When I was 16 I had been competing in gymnastics for six years. My last two years I had competed nationally, my last year ranked in the top 50 All-Around in the nation in my age group and class and on the horizontal bar in the top 15. I was almost guaranteed a gymnastics scholarship … Continue reading Accident and changes…
Early on in my life I was brought up knowing that God created the world and everything in it. I learned that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins and that he wanted a personal relationship with me. I learned that God has a plan for each and every individual, that nothing happens … Continue reading Foundations…
Ps 86: 11 Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. 12 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever. This Blog will be about my life story, my understanding of … Continue reading What’s it all about…