Judging Others
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009Only the Bible has appeared in more editions and in more languages than the devotional treasure “The Imitation of Christ” attributed to the German ecclesiastic Thomas a Kempis. His fifteenth century wisdom remains relevant and timely.
Kempis offers this mature spiritual insight, “Study to be patient in bearing the defects of others, [...]
When Nobody Notices
Monday, July 6th, 2009Housework is something you do that nobody notices unless you don’t do it
That statement applies to more than just housework. People seem to notice our failures, our anger, impatience, criticism or self pity. But who notices when, by God’s grace, we get it right? We feel that nobody sees or appreciates. Sometimes that may be [...]
Follow the Right Leader
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Some leaders promised to those who would become his disciples that he would teach them how they could move on to a higher level of life in a new world.
Sincere but gullible men and women heeded his call. They left families, friends, homes, and jobs to live and work together and to obey their leader’s [...]
Honored in Christ
Friday, May 8th, 2009When God views us in Christ, He sees us as inducted into the highest honor society of all. His plan that in Christ we and all nature will eventually be brought together in beautiful oneness.
We still live on earth and share all in imperfections of life on this planet, but in Christ we already been [...]
Adopted In Christ
Friday, May 1st, 2009God views those who have received His Son as full heirs of all His riches. In savation we enter God’s family by both birth and adoption.
God imparts new life to us, making us “partakers of his divine nature”, “little children” in His family. At the same time, we are given adult status as heirs. In [...]