Let the lower lights be burning!
Send a gleam across the wave!
Some poor struggling, fainting seaman
You may rescue; you may save.
Let the lower lights be burning!
Send a gleam across the wave!
Some poor struggling, fainting seaman
You may rescue; you may save.
We dare not treat one another as first-class and second-class Christians. The case of Onesimus forbids it.
Jim and Della showed their best love in giving their wisest gifts to each other, though their gifts came at a great price. God has shown us the wisest and greatest love gift the world has ever seen.
Grasp the concepts of and the action behind biblical mercy and love, and you are on your way to summarizing the Bible.
If you want plumbing advice, find a plumber. Electrical help? Look for an electrician. Need assistance with a cake? Locate a baker. For twelve years, I’ve been a hospice chaplain. Providing spiritual care for the terminally ill is rewarding, to say the least. It’s also challenging and humbling.
Whether it’s a thousand years or a day from now, God’s promise is sure. Maybe we should change our greeting from “Happy New Year” to “Get Ready”.
“Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere” We should never be discouraged, “Take it to the Lord in prayer..."
Enoch's epitaph might have been that "He walked with God" (Gen. 5:24). What more expressive way of stating that he loved God supremely and lived His life to please Him?
Christians need to examine our thankfulness at Thanksgiving (and the rest of the year). The powerful account of the ten lepers helps us do that.