Tag: Jesus

God Is Everywhere

I spent the last two weeks in New York City, most of that time in Manhattan. (Which explains why I haven’t posted much in the past two weeks.) Manhattan is a very busy, noisy place — much too noisy for  my taste. There are too...

Perseverance Pays Off, Sometimes

Perseverance is an important character trait that pays off in the end. For the Christian, perseverance through the trials of this life, of the race marked out for us by God, results in the ultimate reward of eternity in heaven with our Savior. But perseverance...

Knowledge and Humility

“Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study the course of the stars.”  — Thomas à Kempis I am currently...

The Open Door

I read my daily Quotemeal from http://www.heartlight.org this morning. It took me a minute to understand what this quote was saying, but once I grasped it, I really liked it.  “Pardon comes not to the soul alone; or rather, Christ comes not to the soul...

Loving the Imperfect

I know it sounds a bit cliché, but the Third Day concert was awesome last Saturday night! I had a great time with two good friends. The day and evening were not perfect, but I truly enjoyed it nonetheless. “So what was not perfect about...

Food for the Journey

In 1 Kings 18, there is an interesting account of when the prophet Elijah challenged the 400 prophets of the false god Baal to prove that Baal was real. Elijah easily won that challenge when God brought down fire to consume the altar on which...