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“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her” (Eph.5:25). In his first letter, the apostle John says that we should be willing to lay our lives down for the brethren. Jesus said there is no greater love than to lay one’s…
In Ephesians 5:2 and again in 5:25, Paul says that Jesus gave himself for us. It’s the same word he used in Galatians 2:20. The Greek word is paradidomi. It is a compound of the preposition “para,” which typically means beside (as in the word parallel), the word “didomi” (which…
Like you, I have my views about what candidate(s), especially in the presidential election, will do the best job for our country, or at least do the least harm to our country. We’re all concerned about the economy, inflation, national security, border security…. But what really matters? What should our…
There are people like Judas, who have their own ideas about how the Kingdom should look. They are not abiding in Christ. They produce their own fruit, instead of bearing His fruit!
Some lessons are pretty easy, other than having to let go of some of our self-dependence. Others are challenging, difficult, or deeply painful. But if we’re abiding in Him, they lead to resurrection life and joy.
“Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship.” True? or not true? I read something recently by someone who considers this statement one of his “pet peeves.” He said it is a “false dichotomy.” He went on to say, “Religion simply means adherence to a set of teachings. In John…
Thankfulness is the language of the Kingdom. It opens our heart to receive God’s grace for whatever trial, test or temptation we are facing. It expresses our faith, and at the same time opens our heart for the building up of our faith.
Life always comes out of death.
At times, I could only shake my head and realize, this is one more “thing” on the list of “all things”….
God was not caught off guard by this young man’s suicide. He was not surprised by it. Could I have made a difference? Maybe. I’ll never know for certain. I do know that God allowed him in my life for a season of mutual encouragement…. I can be thankful for this experience. Joyously giving thanks? Absoultely not! Not right now. Not yet. Maybe a little further down the road, when I see more of how God uses it. For now, it just hurts too much.
