Hope Lost

Scripture There are more troubles all around me than I can count. My sins have caught up with me, and I can’t see any longer. My sins are more than the hairs of my head. I have lost all hope. ~Psalms 40:12, NIrV Quote Begin every day with a new hope and forget what lies…

Sin Stinks

Scripture My wounds are ugly. They stink. I’ve been foolish. I have sinned. ~Psalms 38:5, NIrV Quote Guilt is to the spirit what pain is to the body. ~Image Quotes The essence of sin is selfishness that leads to rebellion: we want things our way. Isaiah describes our condition well in chapter 53, “All of…

A Crack In The Wall

Scripture Those sins are like cracks in a high wall. They get bigger and bigger. Suddenly the wall breaks apart. Then it quickly falls down. ~Isaiah 30:13, NIrV  Quote The deterioration of a government begins always with the decay of its moral principles. ~Charles de Montesquieu My meeting last Sunday morning with the Trustees was about…

Progressive Revelation

Scripture  The disciples did not understand any of this. Its meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what He was talking about. ~Luke 18:34, NIV Quote The finite cannot completely absorb the infinite but it can absorb progressively more. ~Ya’akov Jesus had a plan or was at least following a plan but…