A Matter of Degrees We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; Isaiah 53:6a“No one who takes their hands off the plow is fit for the Kingdom” Luke 9:62 A few years years ago in the throes of a midlife crisis I sat in my home […]
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“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but
When I was about 14, growing up on Miami Beach, my brother, some friends & I went to the beach on Collins Ave. and 22nd St by Hotel Channin, a small boutique hotel, then owned by a friend’s family. We had discovered that relatively close to shore there were sand dollars laying just under the
CONFIDENCE But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt? Ex.3:11 Moses was in the midst of an identity crisis when he came upon the burning bush. He listened to God speak to him about the plans the LORD had, in which
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice, Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared. I wait for the Lord, my
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 NKJV Sin is a costly, deadly business. I was reading Leviticus 4 this morning in which the Lord directed Moses and Israel how to atone for sin ( the sin offering) : “He
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Psalm 18:10 Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; I take refuge in You. Psalm 143:9 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” He who dwells