Here’s a good new year’s resolution. It was written by John Wesley. “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, to all the people you can, in all the places you can, as long as ever you can.” Good advice. The Apostle Paul said it this way in Rom 12:10, “Love […]
O God our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. Under the shadow of Thy throne. Still may we dwell secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure. That is Issac Watt’s summary of Ps 90 – a good psalm for […]
It’s easy to idealize the holidays. Behind the lights and glitter, human depravity doesn’t go into hibernation. All families witness the curse of the fall. What specifically can cause the holiday hassles? Unresolved conflict. Every family in a sense is dysfunctional because of sin. Christmas can remind us of old conflicts never truly solved. Financial pressures. Folks overspend […]
Susan and I watched with her mother a week ago one of our family’s favorite Christmas movies, “White Christmas.” A more appropriate title might be “right Christmas.” Let’s think about that. Philippians can help. A right Christmas begins with who I am in Christ. Paul writes in 2:1, Because there is encouragement in Christ, since we have […]
Susan and I watched the 2023 movie, “One Life.” It is the true story of Nicolas Winton, a British stockbroker who, in 1939, helped arrange the escape of Jewish children from Nazi controlled Czechoslovakia. The film moves from the historical to the contemporary as England discovered the measures this man and his team accomplished. It […]
Dr. Michael Emlet, faculty member at CCEF wrote a blog recently that spoke to me about stretching our joy. Last week we mentioned 4. Open your eyes and slow down. Remember you are not alone. When you find your heart moved by joy see it as God’s kindness to you. Contemplate your spiritual blessings by […]
I’ve enjoyed the ministry of Dr. Michael Emlet, faculty member at CCEF. I’m abbreviating a wonderful article I recently read by him – will continue it next week. Do you lament that moments of beauty, joy, and laughter in your life are so fleeting? Challenges and griefs of life in this fallen world can quickly overshadow […]
Where are you in your Christian life? That’s a question asked by Tim Keller in his most recent book, Prayer. He likens our Christian experience to being out on a boat or in the water. Are you sailing? The wind is at your back, you are moving along at a pretty good clip. This is […]
“To compare our current political climate to a dumpster fire would insult dumpster fires everywhere,” writes Christian author Kevin Holloran. We’re being told our nation will end depending on who wins this week’s election – by both parties. While we as believers bask in God’s sovereignty our emotions are nonetheless affected by our circumstances. I […]
Abortion continues to be a hot topic. We hear “My body, my choice.” But that line of thinking denies science. A person doesn’t have two types of DNA. A person doesn’t have two beating hearts, two heads, 20 fingers or 20 toes. We also hear about how the government has no right to tell a woman […]