For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9: 6 NASB) The Christmas story is never complete without the Easter story because the child […]
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They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.They shoot from ambush at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear. (Psalms 64: 3-4 NIV) As Christians, it does sometimes feel as if we have a bull’s-eye on our backs. We seem to be often dodging cruel words like deadly arrows. Their motive […]
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect (I Peter 3:15 NIV). We must always be ready to defend the Gospel of Christ, but that […]
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect (I Peter 3:15 NIV). We must always be ready to defend the Gospel of Christ, but that does […]
For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; (I Corinthians 1:26 NASB) We all want to be significant, and we are all important in the eyes of our Creator. The problem is that we often seek our worth through the eyes of […]
He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth—the Lord God Almighty is his name. (Amos 4:13 NIV). In many of our spiritual struggles it often seems like our pleas with God go unheeded. The movement of […]
I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel. (Psalms 31:12 NASB) The concept of a man being a broken vessel is hard for the human mind to comprehend. Two messages revealed by the Cross of Christ help us grasp this spiritual state. Namely, that life follows death, […]
I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel. (Psalms 31:12 NASB) The concept of a man being a broken vessel is hard for the human mind to comprehend. Two messages revealed by the Cross of Christ help us grasp this spiritual state. Namely, that life follows death, […]
Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. I assure you, anyone who does not have their kind of faith will never get into the Kingdom of God. (Mark 10: 14b-15 NLT) My young grandson, Noah, once asked me the “T” […]
Only the living can praise you as I do today. Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the next. (Isaiah 38:19 NLT) God is painting a vast mosaic, which depicts a magnificent story. You and I are a part of this picture. Though a tiny scene on this canvas, or a brief paragraph in the story, […]