Hope Amidst Temporal Suffering
It was an unjust death in an unjust world. Yet Jesus showed us the temporal nature of our suffering in this world…
Read More Hope Amidst Temporal SufferingIt was an unjust death in an unjust world. Yet Jesus showed us the temporal nature of our suffering in this world…
Read More Hope Amidst Temporal SufferingI notice rusting metal beams and think of all the hours of labor that went into forging the beams and welding them into place. I see crumbling plaster with drooping wallpaper and think of the hours spent carefully selecting colors and installing the walls and wallpaper.
Read More Finding Purpose in a Crumbling WorldLike the people I know who had buildings named after them, ultimately their accomplishments will be forgotten and eventually the building that bore their name will be torn down to make way for the new.
Read More Building a NameThe Thessalonians found true joy in serving Christ despite hardships and trials. They did not do things grudgingly or because of guilt. People knew their faith was real, that they held eternal truths, not words based on idle human wisdom.
Read More Finding True JoyMy passport and driver’s license show my citizenship. But how do people know we are citizens of the Kingdom of God? In Phillipians 3:20 Paul wrote, “But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ (NIV).”
Read More Determining Your CitizenshipI walk along the ocean shore Footprints formed in the sand Behind me each step is erased As the waves pound the shore . Thousands before me Have walked this very shore Every trace of their steps Washed away by the waves . Ships arrived to conquer lands Armies waded to shore Empires rose and […]
Read More Eternity Etched in Temporal SandsSome days it is difficult to remember that everything in this world is temporary. The only eternal value it has is how we use what God has given us here to help others learn about Christ Jesus.
Read More The Unseen Inward RenewalWe must get to the mindset that our real home is with Christ, a mindset that focuses on living for Christ and not ourselves. This is the mindset that helps point the way for others to walk with Christ to our eternal home.
Read More Treating Life In This World Like A Hotel Stay