Our Magnificent King-Priest

Scripture For we have a magnificent King-Priest, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who rose into the heavenly realm for us, and now sympathizes with us in our frailty. ~Hebrews 4:14, TPT Quote Our sin can darken the awareness of God’s love, but they can never darken the reality of His love. ~Dana Ortlund I…

The Awesome Wonder Of His Word

Scripture “Is not My word like a fire?” says the LORD, “And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? ~Jeremiah 23:29, NKJV Quote There is no greater vanity than pretending to be humble. ~Ya’akov   When I went to Grace Point, I thought I would be there for a few months at most…

Saved From Self

Scripture Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” Matthew 16:24, NASB Quote Christ died to save us, not from suffering, but from ourselves; not from injustice, far less from justice, but from being unjust. He died that…

The Idiot!

Scripture Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, graciously forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has graciously forgiven you. ~Ephesians 4:32, LSB Quote Don’t be afraid of being different; be afraid of conformity. ~Ya’akov There are two basic kinds of literature: fiction and nonfiction. I read mostly nonfiction but occasionally, I read fiction…

Strengthening Faith

Scripture So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.  ~Romans 10:17, NASB Quote “That man is perfect in faith who can come to God in the utter dearth of his feelings and desires, without a glow or an aspiration, with the weight of low thoughts, failures, neglects, and wandering forgetfulness, and…

Justice For All

Scripture Many people want to speak to a ruler, but justice comes only from the Lord. ~Proverbs 29:26, NLT Quote “Justice is truth in action.” ~Benjamin Disraeli We all want justice in life or so we think–what we really want is mercy. A monk in Mother Teresa’s order came to her complaining. He claimed that…