“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live…” Deuteronomy 30:19 I have actively avoided discussions of this topic because it is divisive and painful, and I have learned that sometimes theContinue reading “Choose Life”
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Encounter Miracles
We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 2 For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, 3 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmedContinue reading “Encounter Miracles”
Raise an Ebenezer
“Here I raise my EbenezerHere by Thy great help I’ve comeAnd I hope by Thy good pleasureSafely to arrive at home” Robert Robinson A number of scientists hypothesize that the famous Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England was constructed and used by pagans for ritualistic purposes. The theories behind Stonehenge range from links to early astronomy andContinue reading “Raise an Ebenezer”
Beware the Bitter Seed
When bitterness takes root in the human heart, it wreaks havoc. Bitterness consumes and changes every aspect of the one who harbors it. The effects are insidiously quiet and go unnoticed at first, but eventually bitterness overtakes the soil of the soul so that nothing good may grow there. It kills every good thing withContinue reading “Beware the Bitter Seed”
For Unto Us a Child is Born!
“Abba! Abba! Tell us the story, please!” Asaf chuckled as the children excitedly tugged at his robe and pleaded with upturned faces. “Hmmm, which story I wonder,” he teased. “Oh Abba, you know! We want to hear it again!” Asaf’s knees creaked as he sat cross-legged on the ground and stroked his greying beard. HisContinue reading “For Unto Us a Child is Born!”
Armor Up
What do Marvel’s Iron Man, Star Wars’s Mandalorian, and Narnia’s High King Peter all have in common? (I’ll give you a hint. It’s in the title.) Each of these fictional characters frequently enter into what you might call “high risk” situations. Whether it involves challenging the White Witch, fighting off the Empire and Moff Gideon,Continue reading “Armor Up”
The Nature of Repentance
Repentance of sin is not won through strength of will or sense of duty. It is won by the pursuit of a love far higher than the love of the sin. In seeking to love Jehovah, we are confronted with our own passions. Jesus declared that a disciple who desired to follow Him must hateContinue reading “The Nature of Repentance”
The Heart of Thankfulness
November is a month for thanksgiving. It is the time marked in our calendars to express and celebrate gratitude. However, 2020 may not feel like a time to be thankful, far from it. Hardship, isolation, quarantine, health crisis, death, riot, pain, exhaustion: these are the words used to describe this year. From the state ofContinue reading “The Heart of Thankfulness”
Immortal Conduct
There is one truth about you that supersedes all others: you are immortal. Have you ever had a moment where you were gripped by the keen desire for something more? It is an incomparable longing. It is a deep dissatisfaction, a restlessness in the secret places of your heart. Something inside recognizes that this lifeContinue reading “Immortal Conduct”
Waiting for the Lord
“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:13-14 NIV Have you ever waited for something? I mean really waited. You feel the impatience and frustration bubble up in your chest. You know what I’m talking about. ThatContinue reading “Waiting for the Lord”
Selah Vie! 