"I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship." The sacrifice of our life to our God is not to be seen primarily as the decision to go willingly to …
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." Jesus, quoted in Matthew 7:13-14 The narrow way is the way of …
George MacDonald (1824 - 1905), the Scottish Victorian writer, started out in his career as a clergyman. He spent only a short few years in the pulpit before he left the religiosity of it all and turned to writing. He wrote a number of novels and many short stories, but poured himself into his poetry, …
Words of wisdom from those who knew their God intimately. “Without the Way, there is no going; without the Truth there is no knowing; without the Life there is no living.” ~ Thomas à Kempis “If you don’t have to be afraid of God, you don’t have to be afraid of anything.” ~ Brennan Manning “The …
John 14:5-7 begins with a statement from Jesus to His disciples: “And you know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the …
Image via Author, White Cloud Peaks, Idaho Our God has created us and redeemed us for very important purposes, though a great many church goers would be hard-pressed to tell you what they are. Certainly, to love our God above all other loves, including above ourselves, is one of them You can read about this …
I have been having a surprising number of conversations with people regarding the new covenant life we have in Christ as He lives His life in us. At least six separate conversations this week. People are hungry for the truth of our new covenant life in Christ. Why are so many becoming hungry to learn …
Often when believers in God how they will know what the Lord’s will might be, they are given information that is at best not all that useful. “Look in the Scriptures for guidance,” they might be told. And in situations for which the Bible offers guidance, this works. Yet some situations are not covered in …
So what exactly do you do? How many of us hear that question often in the course of our business and private lives? This is a question I hear often, mostly because I have an atypical work situation, complete with an atypical work week schedule that makes every week unlike other weeks. People find out …
Image via Pixabay “I must secure more time for private devotions. I have been living far too public for me. The shortening of devotions starves the soul, it grows lean and faint. I have been keeping too late hours.” - William Wilberforce “And in the morning very early, Jesus arose and went out to a …
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