“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.” – Walt Whitman
The Bible tells us much about the difference between our human intellect and the mind of Christ as delivered into us by the Holy Spirit Who indwells us. Paul wrote about this to the Corinthian believers in 1 Corinthians 2: "And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I …
"This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind and makes flesh his strength, and whose heart turns away from the Lord. For he will be like a bush in the desert, and will not see when prosperity comes, but will live in stony wastes in the wilderness, a land …
The Passover meal was the celebration of the prophetic word of God to the Hebrews as He prepared them for their deliverance from Egypt and their redemption as His chosen. In that Passover meal there were four ceremonial wine cups shared by the participants, each celebrating one of the key prophetic promises. You can read …
At the time of Jesus, there were strict guidelines that governed the people in preparation for the Passover and the Great or High Sabbath. The Passover or Seder meal was held the evening at the beginning of the Great Sabbath. Because Jesus apparently ate the meal on the eve of the Day of Preparation, it …
On surrendering to Christ, Chambers had this to say: "To become one with Jesus Christ, a person must be willing not only to give up sin, but also to surrender his whole way of looking at things. Being born again by the Spirit of God means that we must first be willing to let go …
On the need for true humility if we would see the grace of our God flow into our living: "Humility quietly demolishes the dams of pride in our lives, so the river of grace may freely flow. But we need not wait for our God to dynamite these obstacles. We can and must accomplish this …
Until this week, I have not posted on this blog since November 3, 2022. I took time away from writing to relocate from my home in NW Minnesota to a home further north and west in Minnesota. I purchased a small home up north in November of 2021 and spent thirteen months gutting it, rebuilding …
"Let me press upon everyone...the solemn obligation resting upon him to care for those around him - not only the outcast, but those with whom he is associated in church fellowship, very specially any who are in danger of being hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. The Christ unto whom we are to grow up …
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings...." …
There is much value in maintaining hope in our daily living. Hope is critical to the human condition. Refugees endure great suffering in the hope that they will persevere till they get to a better place. Prisoners in concentration camps and even extermination camps hang on because they have hope that relief and release will …
One Pursuit 