English writer and lay theologian G.K. Chesterton once said, "The worst moment for an atheist is when he is really thankful and has no one to thank." In relation to our topic of Thanksgiving, allow me to share with you an atheistic tragicomic that greatly reiterates...
"Then Jesus answered, 'Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?'" (Luke 17:17 ESV) Some Christians, whilst reflecting on Genesis 1:27 of God making man "in His own image", inadvertently limit their understanding of the physical dimension of it all. However, this...
In the concluding part of our series on Thanksgiving, let's look at the "evangelistic" dimension of a thankful demeanor. Rope-in... "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30 ESV) We all know that souls are won-over by power-packed, Spirit-filled sermons....
The focus of this December's devotionals has been -- Joy. Joy. That emotion that seems so elusive, so fleeting... "Hey, could you guys pray for us? We just had a hard night. Had to deal with a suicidal kid..." As I read this text just two weeks before Christmas, my...
The Christmas season is a season of joy. Why? Because Jesus, the Christ Child, came to this earth to bring: "great joy to all the people" (See Luke 2:11)! It's great news, isn't it? And Jesus Joy--along with His other Christmas gifts to us (salvation, joy, peace, etc....
The Bible speaks of everlasting joy that will never fail. Why is it, then, that the joy we experience on earth never seems to last? Is it possible that we do not truly understand what joy is? In our search for a definition of joy, perhaps it would be easiest to start...
Last Thursday we saw that the difference between joy and its emotional cousin, happiness, is that while happiness may fade away when its source is removed; but joy lasts forever, for it is rooted in God's eternal love, grace and faithfulness! This is JESUS JOY, the...
Last Saturday, we discovered that Jesus' Joy, the Joy of the Christ Child, is available simply by believing in Jesus, and that we access it by being in His presence, by allowing Him to console us, and by making God's precepts our number one priority. The problem is,...
During our recent trip to Queensland, Australia, we were privileged to participate in a turtle encounter at Mon Repos, one of the few nesting sites for the Loggerhead Turtle in the south pacific. After hours of waiting, we were blessed with a sighting of a female...
Last Saturday, in "Mrs. Loggerhead, Part 1", you were introduced to a female Loggerhead turtle, who, despite her significant handicap, pursued her God-given goals. We learned from Mrs. Loggerhead that we cannot let our physical/mental/spiritual/emotional handicaps...