Riding the rapids is more fun than sitting calmly in a boat in the middle of a pond. But it is in the rapids where the most danger occurs. Grace is a wondrous gift bestowed on us by a gracious… Read More ›
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Controlling Your Future – Determining Your Destiny – Inspirational Bible Verses
Do not let the things that do not control your future, determine your destiny. It seems that we all have the perfect plan until something bad happens. Life moves swiftly, and as the older I get it seems to move… Read More ›
The Paradox of God’s Grace and Mercy – Ephesians 2
All the high hopes, careful planning, and great aspirations are worth nothing if we’re not walking in His path, surrendered to His will. Surrendering to His will entails our letting go of the things of the flesh that we sometimes… Read More ›
The Bible’s Greatest Mystery and Miracle – John 1:14 – Inspirational Bible Verses
There are many great events and miracles that take place in the Bible. There is the creation of the earth and all the universe – definitely a great event. There are recorded miracles of the dead rising and living again…. Read More ›
Christmas is About Broken Relationships
There are many definitions that people give to define the meaning of Christmas. Depending on who you ask, you will get answers that vary from a time to share gifts, Santa and the reindeer, celebration with family, and the birth… Read More ›
Blood Testimony – Victory – Revelation 12:11 – Inspirational Bible Verses
Great victory requires great risk. The greatest risk in all of history took place in a manger in Bethlehem, as God became flesh in the body of a newborn child to liberate humanity from the bondage of sin. There is… Read More ›
Jesus and Grandpa Knew – It’s a Small World After All
I have traveled a lot in my life, visiting four of the seven continents in my ventures. I remember a conversation in the 1980s, as a young man that I had with my then 70-something-year-old grandfather. I remember telling grandpa… Read More ›
Why Turning Over a New Leaf is a Bad Idea – Inspirational Bible Verses
I hear people say all the time, “I am going to turn over a new leaf”. Now that may sound good in theory, but this logic when applied to reality does not quite fit. The problem is that even if… Read More ›
My Indoctrination to Salvation – A Much Needed Grace
The only qualifications I have to write about God’s grace are from my own personal pride and arrogance. Now you may be thinking that doesn’t sound right but it actually is. You see for many years I was enamored with… Read More ›
Archetypes of Christ – Identity Crisis – Inspirational Bible Verses
Have you ever heard the term “identity crisis”? Developmental psychologist Erik Erikson coined the phrase describing the stages in his opinion that characterize our lives as we struggle to find ourselves from birth to death. There are many contributing factors… Read More ›