I have written before about God's heart; but I don't think any of us will ever truly comprehend it. I believe it is simply too ... everything! ... for us to even fathom the depths and the heights and the widths and the breadths of His unfailing love.So after opening...
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so must you love one another." (John 13:34 NIV) "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Peter 4:8 NIV Above all, love each other deeply, because loves...
"Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!" declares the LORD. Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for My people: "You have scattered My flock and have driven them away, and you have not...
"Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you brother have refreshed the hearts of saints." (Philemon 7 NIV)A number of years ago my brother moved onto my property with me. When we were children, being two years older, he taught me how to tie...
"We love because he first loved us." (1 John 4:19. NKJV)"The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" (Psalm 118:6 NKJV)I have heard that statement a lot throughout the years. Not directed at me, most of the time. I heard it again yesterday and it...
Each spring, the melting snows flow into the Madawaska River. From its source in Algonquin provincial park, it spills from lake to lake, punctuated by hydro dams along its course, until it meets at last the Ottawa River. The lakes rise and break their chains of...
Any serious Christian wants those they care about to come to know the Lord, but how do you go about this? So many are closed to preaching of the gospel. Many, even from other religious backgrounds, have become "secularized", and much of what is going on in the world...
"Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heav'n, to earth come down! Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, All Thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus, Thou art all compassion, Pure, unbounded love Thou art; Visit us with Thy salvation, Enter ev'ry trembling heart."Breathe, O...
"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear it." (Ephesians 4:29 ESV)"A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." (Proverbs 15:1 ESV)...
"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." (Galatians 2:20 ESV) When our text says that we are crucified...