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Money: It's absense as well as it's abundance: Causes suffering!

Today is Good Friday: I love you Jesus!

Praise Jesus, for His love is everlasting! Jesus loves you more than you can ever imagine. His love for you is like a fountain that keeps flowing and welling up to eternal life (see Jn 4:14). His love for you is life-giving and life-changing (see Rv 7:17). His love wants to do something new in your life to bring you and others closer to Him. "See, I am doing something new! Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? In the desert I make a way, in the wasteland, rivers" (Is 43:19). His love…

Warm Thoughts are such simple pleasures such special joys....

A bride who changed the World:

  "Bride of Christ, I am speaking not only to you but to all Christians.You will be My bride...and it shall be through you that I will speak to the world. My spirit will dwell in you until your death."…

No Hard Hearts: "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him." (2 Chronicles 16:9)

The Greatness of God:Lord, God of the heavenly powers, what can be compared with You? You alone deserve the adoration of heaven and earth, for You alone are great, always great, great in everything that exists. You are great in all Your works, in the smallest no less than in the most striking, in the flowers of the field no less than in the stars of heaven. You are great in wisdom, power, justice, and goodness. Our great God, who can ever speak worthily of Your…

"The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light." Isaiah and Matthew knew the power of light shining in darkness, but for them, it wasn't the sun. It was the Word of God piercing a world in which power and greed seemed rampant, that Word becoming incarnate in Jesus, calling all to conversion.

I don't think it's an accident that Matthew recalls the words of Isaiah just before he records the call of the disciples. Perhaps light is what Peter, Andrew, James, and John saw when…

"I am not ashamed of the gospel...For in it is revealed the righteousness of God from faith to faith; as it is written, "The one who is righteous by faith will live."

If we live by faith, then faith has an animating power. It bears its own principle like a soul. Natural life is not generated from inanimate matter, nor does supernatural faith arise from any power in creation. Faith is transcendent, like the living spirit God breathed into Adam's clay.

Faith is a divine,…

The New Heaven and the New Earth: God is preparing a new dwelling and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

Once the Kingdom of God arrives in its fullness at the end of time there will be a renewal of the universe in Christ. Scripture uses many images to describe this mysterious reality. There will be a new heaven and a new earth:

"Creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay". The holy city of Jerusalem will descend from heaven to…

Understanding the Bible

"Behind and beneath the Bible, above and beyond the Bible, is the God of the Bible."

The Bible is God's written revelation of His will to men.

It's central theme is salvation through Jesus Christ.

The Bible contains 66 books, written by 40 authors, covering a period of approximately 1600 years.

The Old Testament was…

Somewhere there's someone who dreams of your smile,
and finds in your presence that life is worth while.
So when you are lonely, remember it's true
Somebody somewhere is thinking of you.

"Unclean Unclean" . . . . Can you imagine having to declare out loud what is wrong with you every time someone approached? It would be difficult enough to have to shout. "Common cold!" "Bladder infection!" "Schizophrenia!" But what if we also had to declare our moral failings to everyone we met? "Compulsive liar!" "Self-centered!" "Refuses to forgive!" "Judgmental!" Talk about…

Bible Verses, Quotes, Scriptures, Quotations, Passages About Following God, Following Christ, Following Jesus, Imitating Christ, Imitating Jesus, Imitating God, Discipleship, Ambassadors, Being An Ambassador For Christ, Being A Follower of Christ, Being a follower of Jesus, Being a Disciple, Being An Ambassador For & Of God, Jesus Christ, Being a disciple of Jesus, Being…

People, Places, and Things The psychology of design: How to create an environment in which you will thrive. by Sally Augustin, Ph.D. Benefits of Barbeques Barbequing is good for your mental health! Published on May 5, 2011 by Sally Augustin, Ph.D. in People, Places, and Things Barbeques, it turns out, are good for your mental health - particularly when they take place in green spaces. Previous posts have covered ways the natural environment helps restock mental energy after it has been…

The light shone in and pierced the darkness, The Word became flesh and made His home. He opened the doors to salvation For all who call upon the Lord..If you believe in your heart that God raised Him, If you confess with your lips that He is Lord Then the Lord of Light  shall shine upon you, and you'll be saved by His love outpoured....A city on a hill cannot be hidden. The…

Anyone who has served as a substitute teacher or babysitter or interim manager or even guest preacher knows the challenge of stepping into a role of authority over people who aren't familiar with you. It's possible they will hear your message or lesson plan with anticipatory ears, awakened from their usual routine. More likely, though, will be complaints: "Our teacher doesn't…

THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION we make in this life is where we’ll spend our eternal life. When we have made that choice, we’re not only prepared to die...we’re finally ready to live! This site is designed to help you understand who Jesus Christ is and why He gave His life for us. Spiritual life is not just “religion.” It is a relationship with God. The links on this page will take you through important questions about Jesus and brief lessons from the Bible about following Him. May God bless…