“To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love.” – Aiden Wilson Tozer
I have come across a surprisingly large number of people who are reluctant to wear a mask during this pandemic. The reasons are varied. “I don’t like wearing a mask, they are so uncomfortable. They hurt my ears.” “Masks are just plain annoying – you can’t see people’s faces and it’s hard to breathe.”“This is a …
In the previous post on this topic, we explored the words of Paul in Galatians 6:14 about his only boast being in the cross of Christ. Paul, in his words to the Galatian disciples, is echoing an idea that comes from a passage in the Old Testament, one that is quoted several times in the …
Galatians 6:14-16 “May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything; but a new creation is everything! As for those who will follow this rule—peace be upon them, and …
Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote, “The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.” Bonhoeffer is speaking to the fact that only those who are troubled and humbled by their own condition are able to …
Photo by JOHN TOWNER on Unsplash “In coming to Christ we do not bring our old life up onto a higher plane; we leave it at the cross.” – AW Tozer “The time is fulfilled, the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe the gospel.” - Jesus Christ, as recorded in Mark 1:15 …
“The cross has gathered in the course of the years much of beauty and symbolism, but the cross of which Jesus spoke had nothing of beauty in it. It was an instrument of death.” A.W. Tozer The crucified life is crucial to our living in the kingdom of our God. This is because our new …
"To secure one's freedom the Christian must experience God's light which is God's truth." - Watchman Nee “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, …
"By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade." - Desiderius Erasmus Why was the death of Christ Jesus necessary for our salvation? Understanding the purpose for our salvation is key to answering that question. As a race of humans we were created by our God to experience close …
One Pursuit 