“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 Lord is coming, always coming. When you have ears to hear and eyes to see, you will recognize him at any moment of your life. Life is Advent; life is recognizing the coming of the Lord.” _ Heri Nouwen The season of Advent celebrations has begun. The term, “Advent,” means “coming” or “appearing.” We …
"There is one and only one possible road to joy: selfless love." - Peter Kreeft Our God desires from each of us a covenant love toward Himself that is relentless in the pursuit of intimacy and communion, unfailing in its focus upon Him daily. A love that never fails. Some might think that this is …
Ephesians 2:1-6 – “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. Among them we too all formerly lived in the …
“And when we were dead in our sins, He brought us to life in union and fellowship with Christ.” Paul the apostle writing to believers at Ephesus “By what right have we become “a royal priesthood”? It is by the right of the atonement by the Cross of Christ that this has been accomplished. The …
“But so far as justification is concerned, Christ and I must be so closely attached that He lives in me and I in Him. What a marvelous way of speaking! Because He lives in me, whatever grace, righteousness, life, peace, and salvation there is in me is all Christ’s; nevertheless it is mine as well, …
“Are your problems bigger than God, or is God bigger than your problems? Our biggest problem is our small view of God. That is the cause of all lesser evils. And it’s a high view of God that is the solution to all other problems.” - Mark Batterson “Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you …
Fourth in a series on prayers of faith. “We treat God like a slot machine. You put a coin in the machine, pull the handle, and see if you score. If you do, you can quit. If you don’t, you’ll probably try again and again, as long as your change holds out, waiting for the …
Third in a series on prayers of faith. “If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you. But ask in faith, never doubting….” - James, the brother of Jesus of Nazareth Praying, despite all the ink devoted to discussing it, seems …
Second in a short series on praying in faith "...they think that they will be heard because of their many words." - Jesus of Nazareth, as recorded by Mathew In the last post, the words of Jesus on praying intimately with the Father in heaven were the focus. Now, Matthew 6:7-8 are the focus. In …
“But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.” - Jesus of Nazareth, as recorded by Matthew As followers of Christ, we are enjoined to “pray without ceasing,” and “devote yourselves to prayer, …
