Unity. It must have been a subject very near to Jesus’ heart, for it was the primary focus of His great pastoral prayer, the prayer He gave just before going to the cross, as recorded in John 17.Today’s devotional will be a bit different. As an introduction to this...
Last week we started a new series about unity. Thank you for praying last week about unity among Christians.Do we have unity in the church?I’d like to think we do, but I’m afraid I am being too idealistic.Take, for example, the argument over which Bible translation...
"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you." (John 15:12-13 NIV)Moss is quite prominent in Iceland. Although small, each tiny plant intertwines with its neighbours, providing incredible support as they work together to form a hummock. It hungers after...
I was standing in front of my oven looking out my kitchen window on a cold, frozen, and barren Winter’s day. The latest snowstorm in a long line of snowstorms had covered everything the day before and no thaw was in sight. I huddled close to the oven while our dinner...
The gloomy room filled with family members dressed in their best clothes. The men wore their suits. The women wore their finest. No one smiled. It was a solemn day.I shook hands with a great uncle. "Good to see you again, Ivan. I'm sorry it's under these...
Matthew 17:20b-21 "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, move from here to there and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." NIVThis summer we had the opportunity to purchase 14 round bales of hay,...
1 Corinthians 12:4-7; 12-13 "There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the...