…until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into a mature man with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness. Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit. But speaking the […]
Now, when I went to Troas to spread good news about Messiah, because a door had been opened to me by the Lord, I could not rest, because I could not find my brother Titus. So I left the people there and went on to Macedonia. But thanks be to God, Who always leads us in a procession of victory, […]
Hiding from Jesus is always a mistake. To be protected from the Giver of Life is a terribly unsafe place. When we gather with people in hopes of spending time with Jesus and being influenced by His Spirit, the atmosphere is improved when we are all on the front row, and when we are all involved in the possibility of […]
E. Stanley Jones, servant of Jesus in India and many other places, said that the motto he held for life was, “Not able to do it, but enabled.” We need to work out our salvation. We are not, however able to. We are, however enabled to, because it is the Spirit of Jesus Who works in us to be able […]
Some people have called Sunday mornings in America its most segregated hour, upset at the familial and cultural separation of the body of Christ. Each congregation has a limited manifestation of the body – black congregations, Hispanic congregations, poor, rich, European, Asian, et cetera… Further separation is based on favorite teachings, heresies and arguments. Armenians, Calvinists, Lutherans, Romans, Greeks, Anglicans, […]
Before cameras became digital computers with eyes, they were one part of a very different scientific process. The shutter blinked open and shut quickly. The film was exposed to light. In darkness and harsh chemicals, the film was processed. Then the photo sensitive paper was exposed to the image on the film. The image on the film was transferred to […]
Pray much blessing into the earth. Not just for the nice people. Your prayer may even be for someone who doesn’t seem to deserve anything but judgement and harsh punishment. One of your prayers today may change the eternities of a large group of people. You have benefited from the prayers of Ananias of Damascus over Saul of Tarsus, for […]