God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
God´s sheep are best when flocked together. But the lack of agreement and the shallow flattery in our places of worship don´t hide the ambush. We are in desperate need of our Shepherd. Pray that some will see our condition and do something about it. Pray for individuals who are serious enough to seek the... Continue Reading →
We are so under attack by forces unseen that Christianity could lose its wholesome name. Too many spokesmen are fighting to prove their interpretations are best. It is not that they have found some new word from God. They only want to show that the others are all wrong. God´s enemies might be celebrating. But... Continue Reading →
As long as we remain mere humans living out our earthly lives, we will fall short of God´s calling. We fell from God´s intended purposes long ago and most of us will continue down our own paths our whole lives. One of the results is that we see the faults in others, but blind ourselves... Continue Reading →
From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” Matthew 4:17 Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near. Isaiah 55:6 Brothers and sisters often fight. Even in religious communities, we will not see eye to eye. However tempting... Continue Reading →
he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, Titus 3:5 NIV A father once took his children backpacking high up in the mountains at the line where the trees stopped growing. There... Continue Reading →
At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. Titus 3:3 NIV A man was sharing a story of when he converted to Christianity. He said that his wife had started going to... Continue Reading →
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. Titus 2:11 NIV The LA Lakers were the team to beat. At one of their sold out games a group of traveling acrobats came to do a half-time show. They were given a changing room that had comfortable sofas and plenty... Continue Reading →
Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, Titus 2:9 NIV He was an acrobat back in his day. He came to the theme park in Europe when he was young and agile. Now he was aging. But he was still... Continue Reading →
Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. Titus 2:2 NIV Under tall spreading trees, a whole pack of dogs heralded his arrival. He strolled casually from his office building towards the main house where his lunch was being served in a... Continue Reading →
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. Titus 1:15 NIV A small school long ago in Africa, was paving the yard to cover the dirt and stones where the children played. One... Continue Reading →
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