The Beauty of Christ

Scripture There was nothing beautiful or majestic about His appearance,     nothing to attract us to Him. ~Isaiah 53:2, NLT Quote There is no love so great and wonderful as that which is in the heart of Christ. ~Jonathan Edwards It is a fact, we humans are attracted to beauty. No one takes a vacation to…

We Have An Advocate

Scripture My little children, I’m writing these things to you so that you might not sin. Yet if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus, the Messiah, one who is righteous. ~1 John 2:1, ISV Quote The bible nowhere teaches that once we have savingly been united with Christ, we find grievous…

Amazing Grace

Scripture “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and loaded down with burdens, and I will give you rest.” ~Matthew 11:28, ISV Quote Of all our miseries, sin is the greatest, and while you look upon it as such, Christ will look upon it as such also. ~Thomas Goodwin Before I picked up…

The Greatest Mystery

Scripture The Word became flesh and lived among us. We gazed on his glory, the kind of glory that belongs to the Father’s uniquely existing Son, who is full of grace and truth. ~John 1:14, ISV Quote The greatest mystery is not the atonement or the resurrection; it is the incarnation. ~J. I. Packer {Knowing…

The Politization of Sports

Scripture Do not be conformed to this world, but continuously be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God’s will is—what is proper, pleasing, and perfect. ~Romans 12:2, ISV Quote I believe that one day soon in America–even in sports media–we will free ourselves from woke…

Oops!

Scripture Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. ~Revelation 2:5, NIV Quote God speaks to those who are ready and willing to listen. ~Billy Graham I just finished the Revelation…

The Great Reversal

Scripture  If you unintentionally touch anything of human origin that is unclean, whatever it may be, you are guilty as soon as you realize what you have done. ~Leviticus 5:3, GNB Quote The miracle of Christ were not an interruption of the natural order, but the restoration of the natural order. ~Jurgen Moltmann In the…

Character Counts

Scripture Integrity will lead you to success, but treachery will destroy your dreams. ~Proverbs 11:3, TPT Quote Our life pursuits will reflect our character and personal integrity. ~Franklin Graham If you can remember the Bill {Slick Willy} Clinton’s licentious escapades, you will remember how vehemently the media and the democrats defended his indecent behavior. They said, “It…

Fellowship

Scripture If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. ~1 John 1:7, NET Quote Biblical fellowship is never something done alone. ~Chuck Swindoll The Greek word for fellowship is koinōnia and it literally…

Presumption

Scripture Go ahead and make all the plans you want, but it’s the Lord who will ultimately direct your steps. ~Proverbs 16:1, TPT Quote No one can fulfill their plans without God’s help. ~Chuck Swindoll It is not a sin to plan or to think ahead, the sin is to presume that we can accomplish our…