The ministry of tears and the One who keeps them

Tears fall for a reason and they are your strength not weakness.-The boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. Charlie Mackesy  My dad passed away three years ago, the week before Christmas. He spent about a week and a half in the hospital due to the lung disease he was battling. We spent those days… Continue reading The ministry of tears and the One who keeps them

Don’t Worry About Tomorrow

So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. Matthew 6:34 For years, I ministered in churches and nursing homes through music. A favorite song I often sang was “I Know Who Holds Tomorrow.” The first verse begins by saying the following. I don’t know about tomorrow,… Continue reading Don’t Worry About Tomorrow

Advent, Thirty Days of Jesus: Day 15- The Gift of Eternal Life

By Elizabeth Prata Today is a pause for a moment in the progression of verses showing the Life of Jesus from inception to second coming, in order to ponder the incredible gift of eternal life his work from manger to ascension gives us. Christmas means many things. Today let’s think about His eternality. Jesus is… Continue reading Advent, Thirty Days of Jesus: Day 15- The Gift of Eternal Life

Devoted: Loving the One Who Has Always Loved You

Today we’re featuring the next post in our Advent series based on the seven themes from Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth’s Advent devotional Born a Child and Yet a King: The Gospel in the Carols. “Devotion” is the theme of today’s post by Jean Wilund.  Irene stirred in her hospital bed, lifted her eyes to meet mine, and… Continue reading Devoted: Loving the One Who Has Always Loved You

Advent, Thirty Days of Jesus: Day 14, Propitiation

By Elizabeth Prata Propitiation. A hard word to pronounce…and a hard word to understand, but we have to try, since the verse says this is the reason God sent His son. An offering that turns away the wrath of God directed against sin. According to the NT, God has provided the offering that removes the divine wrath,… Continue reading Advent, Thirty Days of Jesus: Day 14, Propitiation

Let Us Enjoy and Express the Triune God Today

Paul wrote about “my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I will be put to shame, but with all boldness, as always, even now Christ will be magnified in my body…for to me, to live is Christ.” (Phil. 1:20-21) He lived Christ and expressed Christ as fully as any one believer could. Paul accomplished… Continue reading Let Us Enjoy and Express the Triune God Today

God Honours Marriage

Paul reminded the Christians in the Hebrew church about the importance of marriage. He warned against adultery and sexual immorality, as this would attract the judgement of God. I am generally surprised when someone tries to justify pursuing a relationship with a married person. The justification is often that, ‘maybe they married the wrong person.’… Continue reading God Honours Marriage