Different Views of The Cross

 The Magnetism of The Cross “And I , If I Am Lifted Up FromThe Earth, Will Draw All Peoples To Myself.” John 12:32 To this day it is idolized, trashed, spit upon, or burned. Some call it the hinge of history others call it the biggest hoax ever imagined by man....

President Obama – A Sapling

I can’t speak for you, but as for me,  I’m getting tired of presidential speeches that sound more like whiner of the week propaganda than problem solving strategies. Two weeks after a speech-to-the-nation you cannot remember the topic.  I can’t help asking my...

Adam’s Failure-Christ’s Success

   “By the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.” (Romans 5:18)  When Adam rebelled against God, he experienced many new...

Small But Not Insignificant

  Have you ever had times when you felt very very small?  Sometimes parents get that feeling when they look into the face of their newborn child, and their hearts fill up with wonder.  They think about the years ahead, about their responsibilities and they feel...

Christ Our Intercessor

“Who is he that condemns? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.” (Romans 8:34) One of the most glorious truths of the Christian life is that the Lord Jesus Christ,...

New Hope

Half a Century ago, Bertrand Russell, pessimistically noted the futility of Life in such a world, as science presents to modern man.  He said: “No matter how noble your purposes and high your ideals, all are doomed to death, in the ultimate death of the whole...

The Magnetism of The Cross

“For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.” Philippians 3:18  We are living in perilous times. How soon we forget what we think is unforgettable. The bitter taste of tragedy is...

Speak To Your Mountain

  “Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to...

President Obama The Ideologue

Nearly every time President Obama delivers a “major speech“about the economy and creating new jobs, something bad happens. Every time he speaks, the next day, the Dow Jones Industrial Averages fall like a stone. This president is such a prisoner of his leftist...

The Best Is Yet To Be

“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” (2 Corinthians 5:1) The blessings we have in Christ are far too many to number, but it is a blessing...