The story of three trees teaches God's plans are bigger & better than our dreams! This wonderful folktale tells of three trees who dream of what they want to become. Their dreams and hopes don't come to pass as they expect though; that's when God shines through disappointments! The Wind...
God used the lowly, overlooked, insignificant things and people to accomplish history changing events. He uses brokenness to create masterful mosaics. He uses our messes to deliver his message. God uses our weaknesses to exploit his power. Jesus had every right to be born in the palace of a...
Closing thoughts. Far too often, people discuss this topic in a way that does not do justice to the theological tradition of the Church. They claim “God is unfair” if He “punishes innocent babies,” but they do not explain how He would be. Nor do they explain exactly what this pun...
The law prohibited sacrilege and profanity; it punished open impiety that might bring down divine wrath upon the people at large. The philosophers taught rational ethics; they regarded the popular superstitions with indulgent contempt; but they inculcated the duty of honouring the gods, and the ...
God demands perfection from His people (Deut 18:13). If your good works are in anyway imperfect, they are no good, and they are filthy rags to Him (Is 64:6). Hence, if I am saved upon belief in Christ, then God gets all the glory and no longer do I work...
”People who hold to this view often feel compelled to routinely drop “God cards” in their interviews and social media stream. You know, they make sure to thank God or quote Scripture. However,just because I don’t mention Jesus in my books, interviews, blog posts,...
Thus, the "image of God" motif is only incidentally touched upon. Furthermore, the vigorous castigations of the flesh by a number of the theologians whom I quote should not be allowed to stand without some comment, for otherwise an injustice would be done both to these writers ...
Maybe we could, with God’s help, rethink what IS possible in the Name of Our Lord. I have been trying to understand this possibility myself for a very long time. Some have carried Christ to others, and we are witness to the resulting easing and even healing of terrible human torment....
Let God use your families imperfections for His purposes.Jessica Lagrone
It is one of the most famous quote, unquote “Christian” poems out there; and in this poem, a person is walking along the shore, at the beach, with God. And the poet uses this illustration as a picture of their entire life, as … Continue reading The One Who Was, and Is & Will...