Banner image via author, evening in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
Category: Relating to God
Perspectives: Weakness
On the value of our weaknesses: The world's salvation, the lost's redemption, and the found's sanctification were not wrought in eternity past, although they were conceived and warranted there. These gifts were not wrought in the three years in which Christ Jesus walked the earth calling many to repentance and doing good. No, they were …
Follower or Fully Indwelt?
Many people see themselves as followers of Jesus Christ. By this they mean they believe the facts about Jesus as they have heard them. They may have gone forward at an event, believed enough to say a prayer of commitment to Him, and have tried to obey what they have chosen as His commands to …
In Whom Can We Trust?
"What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son but gave him up for all of us, how will he not with him also give us everything else?" - Paul, the apostle, in Romans 8:31-32 "The church's one …
Perspectives: Time
We are "les enfants de l'eternitie," the "children of eternity." We are the children of a God Who inhabits eternity. Time means nothing to our God. Time is nothing in its speeding, and nothing in its halting. As children of eternity, we can rest in His leisure no matter how short our time might be. …
True That: Lilias Trotter
"The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever." - Isaiah 32:17 "Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God." - 2 Corinthians 7:1 "Moreover, we had human parents to …
The Great Adventure
Tobin Sorenson (June 15, 1955 - October 5, 1980) was an American rock climber and alpinist famed for bold first ascents on Yosemite big walls, in the Alps, Canadian Rockies, and New Zealand. He is considered by many the best all-around climber of his time. His long list of climbing accomplishments included the first ascent …
Given Over to Our God
A true disciple is one whose living has been given over completely to our God. Giving oneself over to Him is important because the life of a true Christian is literally the life of Christ Himself lived in a person. Thus, Paul states that he "...Has been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer …
The Many or the Few?
Many there are who appreciate the fact that God exists, for it helps them make sense of the world and order their thinking. Even though they appreciate His being there, they are not seeking to be closely connected to Him. Few there are who desire to be intimate with their God above all other pursuits. …
Time to Return to Primitive Christianity
In the 1600s, Jan Amos Comenius was a hero of the efforts to preserve the true Christian church, the ekklesia as Christ and the Apostles delivered it. Comenius was hounded from place to place by the soldiers of the Catholic and Reformation denominations. At one point he took refuge in the castle of Charles of …
Without Limit 