The Father’s Good Pleasure
It stretches our thinking to contemplate that Jesus became sin on our behalf (2Cor.5:21). That He bore our sins and became a curse for us is almost too much to fathom – – it sounds like news too…
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The “Terribly Wonderful” Cross
An oxymoron is the yoking together of two words or ideas that don’t seem to belong united. In the south it’s not uncommon to hear the expression, a “fine mess”. Have you ever felt “absolutely unsure” of yourself…
The Necessity Of The Cross
Was the death of Christ necessary? Was there no other way for man to be redeemed from the clutches of sin? Could not our all-powerful God have made another way back for mankind? Furthermore, if it was essential…
The Curse Of The Cross
When we gather around The Table of The Lord every Sunday to commemorate the sacrifice of Jesus, we often hear two words that tend to dominate our reflections: PAIN and SHAME. It is true that the cross was…
The Faith To Let Go
Love is a wonderful thing – – it is what makes life on planet earth so enjoyable. How terribly sad it would be to live in a world without love. While it is good to hold those we…
My God Is My Rock
When you read the psalms it becomes very clear that God is our DELIVERER. While our human inclination (and sometimes the emphasis of our prayers) is to think of God as “The Great Preventer”, more often than not…
Freedom To Serve
Freedom is never free. This truth was borne out by the fifty-six signatories of our nation’s Declaration of Independence. These men labored under the premise that they might well be signing their lives away, and indeed, many of…
Courage Under Fire
There is no greater story of courage under fire than the one found in the third chapter of the Old Testament book of Daniel. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had overseen the construction of a towering obelisk – -…
It’s Not Too Late To Change
The apostle Paul exhorts fathers, saying, do not provoke your children to anger; but bring them up in the nurture & admonition of the Lord (Eph.6:4). What is it that fathers sometimes do (or don’t do) that tends…
The Battle Belongs To The Lord
All of us face daily struggles of one kind or another. Such is our human predicament. The ancient text of Job reminds us that, “man, who is born of woman, is short-lived and full of turmoil” (Job 14:1).…