In the summer of 1979 -- as I was working with the church in Toledo, Washington -- we had a congregational campout at the beautiful and serene Spirit Lake in the shadow of majestic Mount Saint Helens. It was such a calm setting for our personal reflection and worship together. There in the peaceful midst of part … [Read more...] about WHAT’S HAPPENING WITHIN?
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GOOD NEWS EXPLAINED!
What is does not have to be explained to be accepted. What is, can stand on its own whether it can be fully described or not. To the Greek mind that struggled with concepts of the supernatural, Paul dealt at length with the validity of the resurrection of the Lord and how that is the basis of the hope of our own. (1 Corinthians 15) That reality is key to our faith … [Read more...] about GOOD NEWS EXPLAINED!
ALL THE WORLD!
Someone has said, “You may be only one person in the world, but you may be the world to one person.” (original source unknown) Though in relation to a perspective of the masses in the world we might consider ourselves insignificant, we are significant to … [Read more...] about ALL THE WORLD!
OPENED TO DECLARE!
Many people have varying ideas regarding who Jesus is. Jesus even asked His disciples regarding the talk of the day. (Matthew 16:13-16) The truth about Jesus and how we are to relate to Him is of eternal significance. It is not enough to simply place Him in a category with other great teachers or martyrs for a … [Read more...] about OPENED TO DECLARE!
WHEN EMPTY IS FULL!
In the twentieth chapter of the Gospel of John, we read his moving account of Mary Magdalene going, on the first day of the week, to the tomb where the Lord’s body had been laid the Friday before. Her actions, astonishment, and deepening sorrow all revealed she had expected no resurrection. Her Lord was dead. It was over. In Mark’s … [Read more...] about WHEN EMPTY IS FULL!
