Desire… “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” ~ Corrie ten Boom Who is your god/God? *** Notice when reading, I wrote a lowercase “g” and an uppercase “G.” I want to be very broad in this question. Whoever reads this, I am asking for honesty. Honesty is the foundation …
Banned books. There have been many throughout history and continue to be. For Americans, the very idea of having something banned seems revolting. As a matter of fact, freedom of speech is included in the first amendment of the National Constitution! So why, would a book be censored? To answer your question, I say- That’s …
Sometimes, the word “advocate,” is used to represent someone that stands up and in the place of another person when faced with a difficult situation. But if you are asked to describe precisely what an advocate is and does, it is sometimes easy to forget that an advocate is someone defined by their public support. …
1:8-10 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose …
5:1-3 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. Honour widows that are widows indeed. Chapter 5 and 6 are a shift from qualifications of Christian leadership and more so towards pressing matters within the …
3:8-10 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. The word “likewise” places deacons in a …
Father, I am going off script. I know that You are not the author of confusion, but God, I am confused and I don’t know where that leaves me. Nowhere can I run to escape you, nor would I ever, yet as life rolls on like waves in high tide, I am lost. The Devil …