We are at the dawn of a new year. Before us, many yet to be answered questions loom on the horizon. Many in this country and around the world have endured difficult trials throughout 2020 and suffered heavy losses of loved ones, jobs, homes, and security that had previously been .taken for granted. We do … Continue reading Courageous
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I came across the following verse as I was reading my Bible the other day. It falls amid a passage dealing with one's placement in life; whether an individual is married or single, slave or free. 17 Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called … Continue reading Life Assigned
Last Sunday we sang the song "Christ is Enough", by Hillsong, in our worship service. All week I have had the lyrics of this fabulous song running through my head. When I had my accident in 1990, Jesus Christ was already an important part of my life. With this foundation I was able to let … Continue reading Is Christ Is enough for me?
1 Pet 1:3 ¶ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for … Continue reading Mercy but at Great Cost
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…
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…
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…
Eternity in View 