Dear Ones: Perhaps one of the great stories of the Bible concerning the transformative power of Christ, is the life of Peter the Apostle. First called Simon, his name would be changed to Peter (Petros…Rock). Why? Because of what Christ would put into him. When the day of Pentecost came, though already named Peter, the…
Dear Ones: The bond between John the Baptist and the Lord Jesus was an uncommon one. Not only were they the children of Elizabeth and Mary, who were cousins, but they were both filled with the Spirit, with a passion to do the will of God. To say the least, they were of a kindred…
Dear Ones: One of the most marvelous things about Christianity, and faith in God, is that He is NOT like we are. We can become “as He is,” but He will never become “as we are” in our fallen, and sinful state, except to take flesh and dwell among us. He carries heaven with Him…
Dear Ones: We live in an age when there is the worship of “knowledge,” and of those who seek to dominate others by such. Though the knowledge of the truth is necessary, even essential, in the domain of our work, and in our living, we need to remember that our knowledge is nothing compared to…
Dear Ones: There is nothing in the Christian life that is passive. We often confuse “peace” with “passiveness.” When we examine the life of the Lord Jesus, and His ministry on earth, John writes: “…there are also many other things which Jesus did…if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world…
Dear Ones: It was said of John Wesley, before he came to faith in Christ, that the idea of justification by faith was not real to him…he could not really grasp it. A wise brother in Christ instructed him to preach it… until it becomes real. This he did, and then he saw and grasped…
Dear Ones: We live at a point in time and history, where the occupations and “things” of life are so abundantly numerous, especially with the advent of computers, internet, and now AI, that we can easily lose sight of “the bottom line.” I speak of that most common denominator of our existence, that great essential…
Dear Ones: Joshua begins his book in a very deliberate, factually realistic manner: “Now after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord…” (Josh. 1:1) He goes on to write that the Lord then told him, “Moses, my servant is dead, now therefore arise, go…” (v.2) Most certainly the fact that Moses was no…
Dear Ones: When Paul wrote that “We walk by faith, and not by sight,” he was speaking of a commitment to the objective truth rather than the “perception” of the eye. The very term,”walk,” means engagement, action in motion. We ACT upon that which we believe to be true, and fiercely refuse any notion to…
Dear Ones: Tyranny is a wretched thing, for not only does it deprive us of all rights and privileges, but exposes us to its consequences of suffering which are immeasurable. These tyrants of destruction are sin, self, the world (the system), and Satan. David, when he was given the choice of “consequences” for a wrong…