God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
The scene described in John 17:1-5 is one of the most beautiful and profound of all the accounts of the history of mankind. Jesus Christ, the very son of God directs Himself towards His Father as was His custom before His disciples. While His words went up towards God their purpose was to benefit and... Continue Reading →
A very dear friend of the family just sent us word on his current situation of health. This person has been an inspiration to me towards spiritual growth all my life and has been to me like a second earthy father. He is not overly advanced in years but is suffering a terminal illness. His... Continue Reading →
One can only wonder at the magnitude and depth of the words Jesus uses in John 14:10-11. Some truths are so wonderful that we may have to wait until we are face to face with our Savior and He can increase our understanding. In the meanwhile, we do not have to neglect these deeper truths... Continue Reading →
It seems nothing short of astonishing, that we run around like busy little ants each one bent intently on their own little missions and tasks, all the while not letting the words and teachings of Jesus to sink down below the shallow surface and to their true meanings. Perhaps we are witnessing a deceit so... Continue Reading →
There is a strange thing that happens when we say that we hear the words of our Lord Jesus Christ. Automatically we place ourselves in the direct attention of the Devil and his legions. There is a moment where all the powers of evil work together to prevent us from actually hearing and digesting properly... Continue Reading →
Perhaps one of the touchiest subjects within the body of believers today is the one about the supernatural. Just where do we draw the line. We teach our kids not to be scared of monsters and ghosts saying that they do not exist. We may brush off a sci-fi film or horror film with the... Continue Reading →
There is an amazing thing that happens with the sacred scriptures. Words written to instruct or help a people in a certain time can and do have the power to speak in an equally important way to another people in a completely different situation and a different age. John uses the words that Isaiah had... Continue Reading →
True to the usual way of Jesus, when He spoke, the words addressed a common situation. As we see continually throughout the Bible, men and women look with earthly eyes at the passing scenes and take always the physical and the common interpretations of those moments. However Jesus was constantly trying to tell us and... Continue Reading →
I found a passage from Luther´s Commentary on Galatians where on p.14. He was defending Jesus as very God and that it was correct and just that only God could make amends for the damages of sin. Here Luther goes so far as to point finger at those sects who still cling to the notion... Continue Reading →
Before the Throne Through the mystical haze and fog of reality we step cautiously into the dream land of imagination. As the scene becomes clearer and the last wisps part, we can start to see a large crowd of people. As we venture forward into the midst of them we notice that they are waiting... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 