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Centrality of the Cross – Part 5
Dear Friends, in the concluding part of our series titled "Centrality of the Cross", today let's focus on two "Trees" in human history... Cause and Counter... First things first! For the uninitiated, let me unravel the full meaning of the phrase, "turning the...
One Man’s Junk – Part 1
One man's junk is another man's treasure. Or so they say, and as we began to try and dispose of the 17-years of accumulated junk from our basement, closets, cupboards and garage, this old adage became our reality. It all started the day we purchased a 20$...
One Man’s Junk – Part 2
One man's junk is another man's treasure. Last Thursday we discovered through my 17-year-overdue basement-cleaning process that what is junk in our own eyes is nothing but a diamond-in-the-rough from God's perspective. He doesn't see us as junk; rather, He sees us for...
Thanksgiving…ALL the Way! – Part 1
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...
Thanksgiving…ALL the Way! – Part 2
"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...
Thanksgiving…ALL the Way! – Part 3
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....
Joy: To be Received…To be Given!
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...
Great Joy to ALL the People… JESUS JOY! Restoring the Joy of the Christ Child–All Year Long! — Intro
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....
What IS Joy, Anyway? JESUS JOY! Restoring the Joy of the Christ Child–All Year Long! — Part 1
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...
Accessing Joy… JESUS JOY! Restoring the Joy of the Christ Child–All Year Long! — Part 2
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...