Devotion
‘Good Grief’
Read: 2 Samuel 18:1-18,33 O my son Absalom – my son, my son Absalom – if only I had died in your place! -2 Samuel 18:33 Family members grieved deeply when 32-year-old Cindy died, but they also experienced great comfort. They knew that Cindy had a strong personal faith in Jesus. They also were confident […]
An Interview With God
~ Author Unknown ~ Shared by Chu Foong Cheong I dreamed I had an interview with God. "Come in," God said. "So, you would like to interview Me?" "If you have the time," I said. God smiled and said: "My time is eternity and is enough to do everything; what questions do you have in […]
Christianity – The ‘Mystery’ Of Redemption
It is fatally easy to think of Christianity as something to be discussed and not as something to be experienced. It is certainly important to have an intellectual grasp of the orb of Christian truth; but it is still more important to have a vital, living experience of the power of Jesus Christ. When a […]
Denying Self
If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself (Matthew 16:24). A primary reason why we struggle to fulfill Christ’s Great Commission is because we are guilty of a great omission: We fail to deny ourselves. Denying yourself is not the same as self-denial. Students, athletes and cult members practice self-denial, restricting themselves […]
Funny How…
Funny how a $100 "looks" so big when you take it to church, but so small when you go shopping. Funny how long it takes to serve God for an hour, but how quickly a team plays 60 minutes of basketball. Funny how long a couple of hours spent at church are, but how short […]
Picking Up The Cross Daily
If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him . . . take up his cross (Matthew 16:24). The cross we are to pick up on a daily basis is not our own cross but Christ’s cross. We are closely identified with His cross, however, because we have been crucified with Christ and no longer […]
A Provocative Prayer
When minister Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate, everyone was expecting the usual politically correct generalities, but what they heard instead was a stirring prayer, passionately calling our country to repentance and righteousness. The response was immediate. A number of legislators walked out during the prayer in protest. […]
The Death Of Fear
The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, but the righteous are bold as a lion (Proverbs 28:1). How do you respond to fear situations in your life? The following steps will help you identify and hopefully eliminate any irrational fears. First, analyze your fear. Most people aren’t aware of what is controlling their lives. […]
Meister Eckhart On Doing Good
Christian Quotation of the Day August 26, 1999 People should think less about what they ought to do and more about what they ought to be. If only their being were good, their works would shine forth brightly. Do not imagine that you can ground your salvation upon actions; it must rest on what you […]
Indnjc
Read: Colossians 3:12-17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus. -Colossians 3:17 Latin is a dead language for most people. Yet not too long ago it was taught as an elective in many of our secondary schools. I recall my own struggles to read Caesar and […]
Categories
Articles may be reproduced in any medium, without applying for permission
(provided they are unedited, and retain the original author/copyright information - and a reference to this website :-)!
26,756 articles online.
Protected by Akismet, Digital Ninjas and an Ion Cannon. Really.
Blog with WordPress