“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.-John 3:16-“How good must you be for God to love you?” A friend of someone wrote asking if God performs plastic surgery of the heart to take...
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.-Proverbs 3:5-A Blessed New Year to all! There’s a story about a mountain climber who fell off a cliff, but on the way down, he grabbed the roots of a tree and held on tight. Looking...
9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.-Luke 2:9- Any real encounter with God would have to include the glory of God. Do you remember of the shepherds in the fields outside...
25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.-John 12:25 (ESV)- If ever there is to be found a “hard saying” in the Gospels, it is this: “Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this...
In my article last August I wrote, “The nature of God’s call is such that each moment is not’ planned or programmed.” This underscores the importance of listening and listening from God. One of the most difficult and at the same time essential disciplines is that of...
The highly respected Protestant ethicist Paul Ramsey once made the following comment about the call of Samuel as accounted in I Samuel 3. When the Lord called Samuel, Samuel responded, 10 And the Lord came and stood, calling as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And...
