Inoculated or On Fire?
25 Jul 2008 2:41pm GMT We have all been inoculated with Christianity, and are never likely to take it seriously now! You put some of the virus of some dreadful illness into a man's arm, and there is a little itchiness, some scratchiness, a slight discomfort--disagreeable, no doubt, but not the fever of the real disease, the turning and the tossing, and the ebbing strength. And we have all been inoculated with Christianity, more or less. We are on Christ's side, we wish him well, we hope that He will win, and we are...
Devotions From the Heart: Come & See
24 Jul 2008 12:05pm GMT by Derek GitshamThen Jesus turned and saw them following and saith unto them, what seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, “Come and see.” John 1:38-39Jesus turning around and seeing his disciples following surprised them by asking them what they were seeking. Impulsively they responded, “Where do you live?” It was a strange response but they did not know what to say, as they were not...
Jesus & Peter: Redeeming the Failures of Others...John 21:1-19
20 Jul 2008 8:55pm GMT There's no doubt about it:life comes at you hard. Failure, abysmal failure, no doubt, is somewhat inevitable. God has to bring us to the end ofour long, hard selves in order to get us into any shape at all that can be called holy and healthy.Thank God that we have a Savior who knowshow to lift us up out of the miry clay andset our feet on the Rock without unnecessarycomment. Our God leads and teaches and correctswith the utmost humility. There is much talk about spiritual leadership,but what...
20 Jul 2008 11:55am GMT I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes. ~e.e. cummingsphoto taken in Worcester, England
Daniel Bible Study-- Like Daniel & Jesus: Cultivating a Quiet & Obedient Spirit
16 Jul 2008 9:19pm GMT The sixth chapter of Daniel reveals to ussome similarities between the life of Danieland the life of Jesus. Daniel had a quiet spirit. He, like Jesus, did not try to make himself the center of attention. Bothmen quietly went about doing good, andobeying what God had asked of them.Yet, envy and jealousy rose up in people'shearts against Daniel, as it did againstJesus. Those that plotted against Danielknew that they could not find anythingwrong in what he was doing "unless theyfind it against him...