Prayer is as an unseen carpet, Though not at its beginning, but Only as you stay on it, Persevering through its moods and colorations. At first prayer may seem like A narrow patch of grass On which to merely sit, For a verbal releasing, Whether the sun is shining bright With glad rays of hope […]
Archives for August 2016
How God Speaks to Us.1
God has spoken, God still speaks, and God will forever speak. Communication with God is more than possible; it is absolutely essential for the life of our relationship with God. God wants us to hear and to respond to what we hear. Our life now and forever will be shaped by God’s word to us. […]
Why Do We Suffer?
Why do we suffer? Suffering is nearly as great a mystery, as why there is life itself. Christians need to adopt what Paul said, “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God” (Romans 8:28). That is, from everything God works good – even from suffering. There are at least […]
To Love As Jesus Loves: Giving II
We are created not only in order to love God and glorify and enjoy Him forever; we are created to become co-workers with God in the bringing of others into the Kingdom of Heaven. And each of us has his or her specific gifts and tasks to be done, assigned to us by God. If […]
To Love as Jesus Loves: Giving 1
Love received and shared must be given away to finally fulfill itself. That is why it is more blessed to give than to receive – because love is not fully love until it becomes self-forgetful while giving itself away. Self-giving is the highest stage of human growth and development, and it is the point at […]