Then He (Jesus) opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in His Name to all nations,...
Whatever situation we find ourselves in can be a learning experience. Even when patiently waiting in line for the next available stall at Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. Generally we men have no need to stand in line for such occasions, but not this day. There were four of...
I'm so thankful that God says, "You'll never measure up, so accept the gift of grace from One who did. It's the one key that will unlock heaven's door." Listen to these liberating words of grace: "Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the...
2 Corinthians 3:18 - And we all, with unveiled face, the glory of the Lord beholding in a mirror, to the same image are being transformed, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. (Young's Literal Translation - YLT)Today, I picked up my hand-held mirror...
Himalaya blackberries are noxious weeds that thrive in untended hedgerows in the coastal area of British Columbia, Canada. Last year, I cut one woody cane out of the neighbour's hedge next to our church parking lot, knowing that if I didn't keep after it, it would...
John Patton, missionary in the New Hebrides in the mid-nineteenth century, concentrated all of his efforts on demonstrating God's love to the natives. His initial efforts weren't overly successful, however. The islanders had their own gods. They didn't think they...
"'The time has come,' he said. 'The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!'" - Mark 1:15J. Edwin Orr, a professor of Church history has described the great outpouring of the Holy Spirit during the Welsh Revivals of the nineteenth century.From the...