“And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, ‘My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.’” “And he withdrew from…
Jesus said, “Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me.” Do I see my life in those words or am I seeking a comfortable pilgrimage on this earth? The greatest portrayal of the Gospel was at the cross. I…
When I was overseas, I was told what to expect about the culture I was entering. Although it was helpful, what I heard was from the perspective of an outsider, and I had to throw a lot of it out.…
A few of the men made this for the women in my church this Friday: Daughters of the King, (written by Landon Lewis)For lack of a better word I’ll declareYou blind as you look with unconcerned eyesAt your capturers but…
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself…
Adaptation of an earlier poem There she stood clothed, yet nakedBefore Him who looked into herheart.Fire and judgment stirred relentlesslyAnd searched . . . She looked into His eyes and sawseverityHe did not penetrate her heart purposelesslyBut was determined She…
She ran through the leavesFeeling the mud in her bare little toes,A little hanging on the eaves of her dress.She laughed as the rain soaked her curls.She hopped and skipped, and did a little dance. Her dad who once saw…
First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all…
If you teach them “rules”, then they have something to rebel against. If you teach them life and truth, then they have something to love. There is wonder and awe and beauty in the ways of the Lord.
In a sun scorched land far away,There were trees, little treesWithered, sprangly, and dearth.There were no big trees in this earth.You see, the rain did not come nor did the rivers run free.Only Desert was as far as one could…
