2 Corinthians 3:3 “You show you are a LETTER FROM CHRIST, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD, NOT ON TABLETS OF STONE BUT ON TABLETS OF HUMAN HEARTS. Have you ever thought, if you are a practicing Christian, you are a walking LETTER FROM Read More
Year: 2020
THE FAVORITE GIFT I EVER RECEIVED FROM GOD
JOHN 14:27 “PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU; MY PEACE I GIVE TO YOU. I DO NOT GIVE TO YOU AS THE WORLD GIVES. DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED AND DO NOT BE AFRAID.” Jesus here offers what, to me, is his most awesome gift bar none, PEACE. Regardless of what happens to me, Read More
WHAT THE LIGHT OF LIFE WILL DO FOR YOU
JOHN 8:12 “I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. WHOEVER FOLLOWS ME WILL NEVER WALK IN DARKNESS, BUT WILL SEE THE LIGHT OF LIFE.” In darkness you stumble and fall often. You also miss out on enjoying the beauty around you. Following Jesus I found both. I make far fewer mistakes with decisions and second Read More
PRACTICING PURE CHRISTIANITY IN THE WAY WE LIVE Paul Serwinek, PhD The time has come for we who are Christians to rethink where we are going with the treasure, we call Christianity. The handwriting is on the wall. Western Christianity in Industrial Society is waning yet the tenets of Christianity are more important than ever. Read More
PRACTICING PURE CHRISTIANITY
PRACTICING PURE CHRISTIANITY Paul Serwinek, PhD The time has come for we who are Christians to rethink where we are going with the treasure, we call Christianity. The handwriting is on the wall. Western Christianity in Industrial Society is waning yet the tenets of Christianity are more important than ever. This is an opportune time Read More
SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS ALONG WITH PHYSICAL BLESSINGS
EPHESIANS 1:3 “BLESSED BE THE GOD AND FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO HAS BLESSED US IN CHRIST WITH EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES.” I find I need to remind myself as the Bible writer, Paul, does here. Too often I forget some of the things I truly am grateful for. What Read More
WHAT KIND OF LIFE DO YOU WANT?
PSALM 36:7,9 “HOW PRECIOUS IS YOUR UNFAILING LOVE…FOR WITH YOU IS THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE; IN YOUR LIGHT WE SEE LIGHT.” The psalmist frequently mediates on how dependent all of us are on God’s love. I contend that while one can have a decent life without God, since we are made in God’s image, the Read More
CONQUER ALL OPPRESSION
ROMANS 8:35,37 “WHO SHALL SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF CHRIST? SHALL TROUBLE OR HARDSHIP OR PERSECUTION OR FAMINE OR DANGER OR SWORD? …NO, IN ALL THESE THINGS WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM WHO LOVED US.” Through the ages, countless numbers have testified that knowing and feeling Christ’s love have carried them through Read More
DO YOU PREFER DARKNESS TO LIGHT?
JOHN 3:19 “THIS IS THE VERDICT. LIGHT HAS COME INTO THE WORLD, BUT PEOPLE LOVED THE DARKNESS INSTEAD OF THE LIGHT.” At first blush this seems incredible. Why would people ever choose closing their eyes to the true state of their affairs? The reality is that DARKNESS is easier to live with in the SHORT-RUN. Read More