Peace is fragile. Harmony is easily shattered by human selfishness and self promotion, rooted in pride. Charlottesville, VA today is a field blanketed by the thorns of racial strife and tension. At its root is pride. “Only by pride comes contention.” Can the flowers of peace ever bloom in this nation and in the field of our own relationships? Yes, they really can bloom.
Read MoreWhen God initiates a new covenant, a new relationship with someone, a typical pattern can be discerned. Once a pattern is established early in Genesis, the same pattern can be traced throughout Israel’s Scripture and then fulfilled in the New Testament.
Read MoreUnderstanding the patterns in the Bible are the key to understanding its basic message. Understanding the very first pattern in Scripture is a major key to view and grasp the big picture in the Bible, both Israel’s Scripture and the New Testament.
Read MoreDo you feel marginalized in the Christian world? Despite your clear vision of Jesus, due either to your handicaps, color, gender, income level, lack of education, singleness, or a messy past, do you feel second class or ignored in Christian circles? Take hope. Jesus pays special attention to men and women whose vision of Him is clear but whose feet may step daily into the mud puddles of our society.
Read MoreSome years ago, I rode in a luxury coach full of cadets from The Military Academy at West Point from the Academy itself on the Hudson River to White Sulfur Springs, located deep in the heart of Pennsylvania. It was a long ride through the winter night.
I sat with each cadet and listened to their story and their plans for the future as Army officers. The US military was still in Afghanistan and Iraq, so deployment was a real possibility for many of them. Some were headed into the infantry, some to armor or aviation, others to medicine, while one in particular played linebacker on the Army football team. But each would contribute in some way toward the achievement of victory over enemies of their country.
Read MoreAre you discouraged because you feel untalented, ungifted, and therefore, overlooked by God? Is it one in a million that your picture will grace the cover of a glossy rag? Take hope. God’s attention is not focused on stage talent, giftedness, the ability to sway a crowd, or popularity with adult concert groupies.
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