Dear Ones: In our days of democracy and freedom, we are apt almost never to use the term “charge” in our conversation, except as it might apply to a purchase or a sentencing for a crime. This does not negate the fact that a “charge” from a Biblical standpoint is a most important consideration, for…
Dear Ones: Throughout history, and even up to our present time, folks are looking for their identity. The thought is that in finding out the identity, this will ensue meaning and purpose. One will be more secure “in one’s skin,” because the identity in one sense is the anchor of the soul. But to find…
Dear Ones: The story of the meeting between Simeon, “…a just and devout” man living in Jerusalem, and Mary the mother of Jesus, is a panoramic picture of the grace and mercy of God. It was when the parents of Jesus brought the baby Jesus into the temple, to present him to the Lord, that…
Dear Ones: It is easy to forget that which is essential. When the Lord Jesus gave to John the Book of the Revelation, there was one letter that was addressed to the church at Ephesus, a church of impeccable doctrine and zeal. However, one thing was missing. The church had “…left its first love.” (Rev.…
Dear Ones: In the shifting sands of culture and history, finding the “Solid Rock” on which to stand, and rest all of our weight, is a very difficult thing to do. In one of Paul’s last letters, the second letter to his “son” Timothy, he writes that in the last days, “…perilous (difficult, hard…) times…
Dear Ones: How do we know the “way in which we should go, ” from God’s perspective? How can we be sure? What is the seal, and confirmation upon that choice of direction? How do we know that God is in it? If there is one thing that we all wrestle with, it is this…
Dear Ones: What makes forgiving someone so difficult, especially if the offense is so very egregeous? And what is the difference between “societal” forgiveness, and that which is of God? There are earth-shattering repercussions in the life, and in society, when one truly understands the answers to these questions. It becomes a question of slavery…
Dear Ones: Scripture teaches us that we become like the company we keep. So, we might want to ask ourselves, “Whose company DO I keep?” Of course, that which is first and primary is the Lord’s company, living in the quietness of His presence, seeking to derive all from Him, living a life of communion…
Dear Ones: Isaiah wrote his book over almost three thousand years ago…and yet, the timeless truths of God, and His dealings with us, reverberates with reality and power through history until it arrives to us TODAY. One of the great truths in Isaiah has to do with the knowledge of the invisible, and the consequent…
Dear Ones: The majority of topics that we discuss with one another have varying levels of importance attached to them. But there are some, the value and significance of which, cannot and must not be ignored. There are two instances in the Old Testament when the day came when a decision of monumental significance was…