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Warfare’s End Jan 28, 2019 After the Crucifixion came the Resurrection. After the Resurrection the Ascension. Because Jesus wore a crown of thorns, He now wears a crown of glory. Because He came poor, He now sits enthroned. Because He made…
Spent for A Friend Apr 12, 2018 Often people request prayers for deliverance, inner healing, or physical healing. But more frequently they simply want a man or woman to whom they can turn–not because of what this person is able to do but…
Wait for It Mar 29, 2018 Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless. ~Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910- ) Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.…
For The Honor: Life in Friendship with The Family of G_d Nov 26, 2017 Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family. ~ Vartan Gregorian After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, “Moses…
Through Forgiveness into Love Oct 13, 2017 What is perfection in love? Love your enemies in such a way that you would desire to make them your brothers … For so did He love, Who hanging on the Cross, said “Father, forgive them,…
Friendship: I Am The Richest Man Alive Aug 6, 2017 Friendship is a spiritual thing. It is independent of matter or space or time. That which I love in my friend is not that which I see. What influences me in my friend is not his…
Friendship with God: Let’s Do This Together Mar 13, 2017 The Christian is called upon to be the partner of God in the work of the conversion of men. ~William Barclay (1907-1978) I always thank my God for you because of the grace that God has…
Loving Beyond The Gravitron Separation Effect Jan 31, 2017 Getting honest with ourselves does not make us unacceptable to God. It does not distance us from God, but draws us to Him—as nothing else can—and opens us anew to the flow of grace. While Jesus…
That He May Know Us Jan 16, 2017 We were made not primarily that we may love God (though we were made for that too) but that God may love us, that we may become the objects in which the Divine love may rest…
Grace upon Grace: The Astounding Power of G_d to Save Dec 2, 2015 The Word we study has to be the Word we pray. My personal experience of the relentless tenderness of God came not from exegetes, theologians, and spiritual writers, but from sitting still in the presence of…
Eternally Adored Jul 28, 2015 Nothing lasts here. Storms come, people die, hearts break and sin abounds. And two weeks (or two years) is not enough to kill the pain. Nothing is able to meet our heart’s most desperate desire for…
Joy and Strength in His Steadfast Love Jan 18, 2015 Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing stronger, nothing higher, nothing wider, nothing more pleasant, nothing fuller or better in heaven or on earth…. A lover flies, runs, rejoices…. Love often knows no limits but is fervent…
Provision Already Provided Nov 30, 2013 Arise, believer, and behold the Lord Jesus yoking the whole of His divine Godhead to the chariot of salvation! How vast His grace, how firm His faithfulness, how unswerving His immutability, how infinite His power, how…
Out of The Whirlwind Mar 3, 2013 Things human must be known to be loved; things divine must be loved to be known.~Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) Complete happiness is knowing God. ~ John Calvin And this is eternal life, that they know you the…