“May glory be given to God in the highest heaven! And may peace be given to those he is pleased with on earth!” - Luke 2:14 - Dad and Max (December 18) As a writer whose focus is journaling, it is hard sometimes to determine the line between what is edifying for public consumption and what …
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People who are inclined to, "think highly of themselves" need to spend some time in the presence of these beautiful children
As they were going along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from being baptized?”[h] 38 He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip[i] baptized him.The Gospel of Jesus is encouraging, and it is affirming. Do not settle for any other experience.
the last thing Christianity needs is for people to be falling away from faith because the loudest "Christian" voices have nothing at all to do with the Gospel of Love and Light.
Our responsibility as believers, then, is not only to enjoy this life but to work actively to create a world where others have the opportunity to experience fullness too
The amazing redemptive power of hope is literally saturating the air around us, infiltrating the trees and penetrating the soil.
Some people explain the work of Jesus as standing between humankind and an angry God - as a kind of buffer, persuading God not to destroy us. But Jesus is God, there is no opposition or conflict within the Godhead! Jesus is God's love manifest in human form. Jesus offers salvation because reconciliation is God's will for me and for you.
rejecting the false narrative that values priorities that do not satisfy at the expense of what's really important,
The church's one Foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord; she is His new creation, by water and the Word; from heav'n He came and sought her to be His holy bride; with His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died. I'm not sure if the planning was deliberate, but the timing …
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...our dogma must always be in question, because our knowing is always incomplete. So long as we are open to growing, and always approaching the scriptures with humility, and so long as we are intentionally pursuing a closer walk with Jesus, then we will consistently be amazed.
Derek Maul: Words, Photographs, and Food for the Journey 