Father, give me feet like that of the Savior’s, That tread faithfully down the servant’s path. May they be fit for your honor and reputation, Supporting a frame that builds what only lasts. In the wake of the dust they create, May love be sown around. And may it be that many will follow, As they aim toward Heaven’s ground. (C) […]
I got the kindest email yesterday from a woman deeply grateful for how God is using our church family to change her life. She also asked me for some counsel on how to draw closer to the Lord during these next few days that she has off from work. Wonderful question! Here is my response. Perhaps it can encourage you, […]
Though weary, we rejoice, for Christ our Savior has come.
A message bold to simple girl . . .
The first emotion with which we associate Christmas is pure unadulterated joy. And yet . . .
The geography was made for the moment. Caesarea Philippi, located 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee, was a place of unusual significance. No mere spot on the road, this city had been built up by Philip II, the son of Herod the Great. In honor of Caesar Augustus he called it Caesarea, and to distinguish it from another […]
When Saint Augustine was asked what the top three virtues of Christianity are, he answered as follows:
1. Humility.
2. Humility.
3. Humility.
What does God want from the men of the church?
To be strong? creative? courageous? innovative? educated?
“I desire that the men should pray” 1 Timothy 2:8
A church filled with desperate men devoted to humbly seeking God’s face in prayer is a church where God will be pleased.
I suspect one reason why some believers react so negatively to *Gentle and Lowly” is because it convicts them. Another is that they begrudge the success it has had ministering in comfort to so many in a way their own scolding and chiding has not.
