Image via Pixabay Our nation is being torn apart by the political and anarchist actions coming from the left and the right. Both sides are culpable, and neither side has a true solution. The fight is not for solutions but to gain raw power. Anytime a nation’s leadership sacrifices truth for power, destruction follows. This …
Image via Pixabay So often, we come to our God in prayer, not knowing that for which to pray. Paul the apostle knew this to be true. He wrote in Romans 8, “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for….” There is …
Part two of a series on three of the purposes of our God in sending His Son to earth. Image via Pixabay. “God created and redeemed man for this purpose, that man might be the container into which He could dispense Himself. In the whole universe—time, space, and eternity—the center of God’s economy is to …
Image via Pixabay Just what was our God thinking when He sent His only beloved Son to earth? Sent Him to be born of a human mother. Sent Him to live among the fallen race, hunted by forces of evil from day one, and on the run much of His adult life? Sent Him to …
Image via Pixabay An adjunct assistant professor of the New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, Rodolfo Estrada, recently wrote the following: "Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet the New Testament …
“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” – John, the apostle Light is a fundamental feature of the work our God is doing in the world. Light is a metaphor for our God, indicating purity and righteousness. It …
Photo by VisionPic .net from Pexels Who is your God to you? I am not asking for the "right answer" in theological terms, or the Sunday School answer we know sounds right. Everyday, in the most practical terms, in the moment-by-moment life you live, who is your God to you? When you are getting dressed, …
“We realize that we are energized by the Holy Spirit for prayer; and we know what it is to pray in accordance with the Spirit; but we don’t often realize that the Holy Spirit Himself prays prayers in us which we cannot utter ourselves. When we are born again of God and are indwelt by …
Yesterday, I re-blogged a post from J. David Peever entitled “When It All Comes Crashing Down,” a thought-provoking post on the issue of seeking control when things appear to be out of control in our world. Dave stated something in the post that got me thinking. He wrote: “God is the Christian answer but is …
The year 2020 is not likely to be remembered by many as a happy time of life. Difficulty is surrounding us, and uncertainty is our daily experience. And there is not much change in the forecast for 2021. In the midst of all the strife, disruption, sickness, excess death, fires, hurricanes, and political turmoil, there …
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