Dead to Sin. Alive to God
I can hear you saying, “But that’s impossible. We may be Christians, but we’re still human beings and sin is a fact of life.” Yes, I agree that sin...
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May
22
May
No Longer a Slave to Sin
The death of our old self is positional, which means that when we became a part of Christ, our old self was shattered, fatally wounded, rendered inoperative...
21
May
Living Sacrifices
What immediately comes to mind when you hear the word “sacrifice”? Articles in National Geographic magazines about bloody offerings in Aztec temples...
20
May
Hearts Fully Committed
Distractions have a way of getting us sidetracked spiritually and off-base emotionally. Have you ever prayed for someone only to remember...
18
May
Who’s The Enemy?
You’ve had it happen. You read a book on marriage with your spouse, set goals, make promises, and six months later the situation is the same...
17
May
The Prayers of Jesus
When Jesus went off to quiet places early in the morning to pray, what did he pray about? If you could have been close enough to cup your ear, what...
19
Dec
Be Holy
It was only our high school madrigal choir singing a Gregorian chant. But the beautiful, haunting discords and harmonies in the minor keys swelled my...
18
Dec
A Laughing Lord?
The Son of Man was completely and utterly human, which means of course that he experienced the entire range of human emotions—emotions untainted by sin...
22
Nov
The Hunt
I will never forget Thanksgiving Day 1963. I was fourteen years old, living on a farm in Maryland, and Mr. Cauthorne, the owner of the big estate across the...
19
Nov
Look to the Heavens
When New Testament Christians read this verse on an Old Testament parchment, or when the early church fathers, such as Wycliffe, read it from the newly...
