Good News From God

  —— What exactly is grace? Let’s look first at what grace is not. Grace is not the prayer before dinner. It’s not any kind of prayer. It isn’t a description of a long life of doing nice things. Nor … Continue reading →

Is There Really A God? The answer to this most important question must be either Yes or No. There can’t be an in between. No possibility of the answer being “Whatever works for you.” If you believe there is a … Continue reading →

A Good Kind of Death The Bible, in the Old Testament, is filled with killing. But I was struck in the heart recently during my morning Bible reading in the book of Joshua. In the journal that I keep from … Continue reading →

Faith or Bootstraps A person’s life is going downhill. Wrong decision follows wrong decision. Family is about to give up. Many friends already have. A soul is detached from all sources of help. Life has taken on a whole new … Continue reading →

Motives in Prayer Prayer is open, honest communication with God. It’s from the heart of man to his Creator. But the motives in prayer are important too. They can determine whether the prayer is a selfish request or a loving … Continue reading →

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Partnering With God A very long time ago, when the word “Create” passed through God’s thinking, the word “Partner” must have been close behind. This new partnership would require a close relationship, one with an understanding of responsibilities toward one … Continue reading →

Reminders The Bible is full of reminders. The Old Testament and the New Testament address our weakness in remembering what our loving God has done in our lives. Our minds are easily distracted to the callings of the world around … Continue reading →

Life’s Beginning What is the real meaning of Christmas? Is it limited to a baby in a manger? Shepherds and wise men? “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he … Continue reading →

The Real Christian Life There are a never ending amount of items that selfishly crowd into our lives: obligations, priorities, interests, and, in my case, honey-dos that beg for my time. And that one we rank as most important is … Continue reading →

Spiritual Growth Babies don’t just get born and then grow into adulthood all by themselves. Like, just crawling around and then reaching the age where they are old enough (say, three or four) where they can enter the wonderful world … Continue reading →