Prayer
Prayer and Perseverance The Lord himself gave us an outline for prayer, the “The Lord’s Prayer. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we...
The Virtue of Hope
In preparation for the year of the Holy Spirit, Pope John Paul II wrote on the virtue of hope. He wrote, “In this eschatological perspective, (doctrine concerning the ‘end times’) believers should be called to a renewed appreciation of the theological virtue of hope, which they have already heard...
What is Evangelization
According to the American Festival of Evangelism, the gift of being an evangelist is “is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the body of Christ to share the Gospel with unbelievers in such a way that men and women become Jesus’ disciples and responsible members...
Oh What a Web We Weave
Do you remember the old adage, “What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” This came out of a play (‘Marmion’ by Sir Walter Scott) telling how complicated lives can become when people first start lying. Isaiah 59, is titled “Sin and Confession”. Here we...
The Mercy of God
In our world today many see Christians as worshiping a God that does not exists, who is distant or is there only to crush their hope. For those of us who have received his mercy and forgiveness, we realize through his living presence in us, how wonderfully merciful and...
The Search for Wisdom
What is wisdom and why do humans pursue it relentlessly? In the wisdom books, we see three aspects of its teaching. Wisdom is defined in terms of a person, normally thought of as the Holy Spirit. Those who seek to know God will find that wisdom resides with the...
The Paradox of the Cross
In 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 we read, “The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the learning of the learned...
Meditating Daily on God’s Word.
God wants us to know him intimately and come to a knowledge of the truth. But, like anything in this life, it means we need to spend time with Him in order to know God and his desires for our lives. One way to grow is to daily meditate...
Living for Jesus
How does one live so as to live for God? In this world, we must be a mirror of the love of God and the demonstration of his power living in each of us. The world needs to see the reality of God and to know God cares greatly...
The Holy Spirit and you!
Is the Holy Spirit active in your life? We often see the image of the Holy Spirit as the wind, but we must allow the wind to push us in any direction that God chooses for us. Jesus told us in John 16, “But I tell you the...
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