How can God save us from trouble if we always play it safe? How can he prove his powerful salvation if we never confront our sins? How can he save us from the murderous lion if we always stay in our home? We say that God is powerful. Do we have, have we become, a […]
Black, gray, white. Monotone, color, light. This world cannot write any story from heaven. It can only speculate, suspicion, imagine, the things of God in Christ. You want to know what’s sad is? All the stories of this world will gather together before the throne of God. They will see the Christ of God and […]
Resolutions to change usually die on January 2. Well this is February 6. A resolution is not a state of mind, where by we make some empty pledge to become something. In that case, a resolution is no more than the job description of a hypocrite. A resolution is a commitment to a higher state […]
The process of becoming the Christian you want to be is to stop being the Christian you presently are. Think and choose. Remember and apply. Stop simply reacting to emotion. Stop staring at circumstances. The Spirit of Christ does not live in the flesh. He is in heaven and from heaven. Think Eternity. Look at […]
If we were nothing we would deserve it. If we suffered hideous disease for 80 years what claim do we have to anything else? But we are something, undeniably. By breathing we disrupt the air. By seeing, speaking, hearing, and the like, we aid in righteous judgment. It is impossible for someone to be nothing. […]
Without a vision the people perish. That is to say: unless someone shows the way, the opinions of man will crush us. Mankind is miserably vulnerable. Still, the imagination of Man writes stories of super people; people who overcome terror and destruction, rising to hero status. We desperately need someone to succeed where others have […]
Are you facing a fearful task? Try to remember how many you faced. Take notice that you’re still here. The only way to face something fearful is to move into it one step at a time. You won’t know how it turns out until you go through it. Face life with a joyful valor. What […]
Some days are better than others. Some are difficult. Some require nothing of us. Naturally, we prefer the latter. The hard times provide a long and complicated story. While sweet days can be summed up in one word, restful. Not much of a legacy can be gathered for the one who has nothing but restful […]
Take a peek at the odds in gambling. They cannot fall in favor of the player. There are a limited number of variables in every game, yet those limited number of variables often devastate players People call it luck. “Good luck” has risen to an almost God like blessing. People believe in luck far more […]
The way of Christ in action (A personal reflection): All my life people have told me I can’t do anything. I can’t explain why I’ve been singled out, I am apparently no different than any other human being. But look at the effect of naysaying. I never did believe them, but eventually I gave up. […]
