“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” – A. W. Tozer

Life under ISIS led these Muslims to Christianity

Life under ISIS led these Muslims to Christianity

Stories are coming out of Syria of people turning to Christ as a result of the violence and brutality in the region. A story on the NBC News website is one example. Four years have passed since the Islamic State group's fighters were run out…

Jesus and The Straight Path

Continuing our discussion of the straight path... We looked at Joseph's straight path, where obedience to God led Joseph from favored son to slave to prisoner to ruler of Egypt. Now let's consider the path of Jesus. Philippians 2 describes…
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Joseph and the Straight Path

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 It's easy to hope that God's straight path for our lives would mean a life…
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The Straight Path

As believers, we desire to do those things our Father wants us to do. Jesus did this (John 5:19) and Paul taught it (Romans 12:1-2). The life of obedience to the Father can be described as "the straight path." Proverbs 3:5-6 teaches us how…

Linus, his blanket, and the meaning of Christmas

I just came across this article on crosswalk.com about a moment in A Charlie Brown Christmas I had never noticed before: In that climactic scene when Linus shares “what Christmas is all about,” he drops his security blanket, and I am now…
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The Love of God for You

Heaven waited and watched in anticipation of the birth of a child. It was a child that God had thought about long before the child entered this world. It was a child God loved immeasurably, with every ounce of His infinite love. It was a…
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O Great Mystery

(This is a copy of a post run each Christmas season) I wanted to pass along one final opportunity for worship this holiday season. O Magnum Mysterium was composed by Morten Lauridsen, one of America’s most performed composers, and my…
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Distorting the Gospel in order to fit in

An article on billygraham.org discusses the way many evangelicals are relating to the Bible, in particular those parts of Scripture that are currently at odds with the beliefs accepted and promoted by the popular culture. According to Chelsen…