Yes, I know today is marked on the calendar as New Year’s Eve. Yes, I know it is December 31st; being the last day of the month and the last day of the year. However, it is not the end! Today does not have the final say on what is ahead. Despite the changing of the calendar from one year to the next, time has not come to a screeching … [Read more...] about NOT THE END!
Salvation
JOY TO THE WORLD (Part 2 of 3)
Jesus came that we might have not only eternal life, but even abundant life now. (John 10:10) His coming brought true and lasting joy into a dark world. However, this joy has more to do with focus than it does circumstances. How often do we allow external conditions of life to take away … [Read more...] about JOY TO THE WORLD (Part 2 of 3)
RESPONSIVE ROCK!
Rocks are part of God’s creation. Humanity is part of God’s creation. Though rocks are hard, with enough force they can be crushed or split open. But what of the hardness of humanity? What marks the readiness of the human response to the Will of the … [Read more...] about RESPONSIVE ROCK!
FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE! (Part 3 of 3)
“(13) So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV) If this does not mean we aim for the love and forget about faith and hope, how do we consider the relationship between them? Yesterday we noted the … [Read more...] about FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE! (Part 3 of 3)
FED AND STARVED!
When it comes to physical health, I have heard people ask, “Is it starve a cold and feed a fever or is it feed a cold and starve a fever?” It seems that whatever it is can’t be kept straight in the mind. I even had to look it up to find the advice that has been around for centuries is “feed a cold and starve a fever.” However, in my investigation I also found that whether … [Read more...] about FED AND STARVED!