The Cross *** “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the …
“… by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, through His flesh” … (NASB) The Cross (And The Mercy Seat) Standing empty on Calvary’s hill, the cross immediately transposes believing observers from the realm of blatant sin symbolism, cruelty and decimation to keen representation …
The Cross Heaven For the first time in eternity, all of Heaven went silent. The four and twenty elders defied their usual custom of lying prostrate before the throne, firmly planted on their feet on either side of the throne, eyes glued to the Father. The Seraphim & Cherubim had ceased …
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? The hit song and eponymous biopic from which this title is derived depict a lovely and talented young lady whose troubling relationship experience led to gross disenfranchisement with the concept of love. The beauty and redeeming aspects of her story resound in the …
Have you ever happily hosted an event and realized suddenly (and with a sinking feeling) that you had run out of a party essential right in the middle of the celebration? Perhaps vital food, drink, or utensils were deficient. Some shortfalls are of minor concern because the sparse item is …
“… He has done all things well …” “My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.” (Mark 7:37b ESV; Psalms 45:1 NKJV) The conclusion of a year and the commencement of the new may mean …
(Reprised & Revised from a December 2014 Facebook Post) Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then …
The average westerner thinks of a national holiday surrounded by food, family, friends and fun when they encounter the word “thanksgiving”. A typical African imagines an elaborate ceremony or service characterized by colorful apparel, spirited music, joyful dance, eloquently worded prayers of appreciation, and an aftermath of savory delights of …
The earth’s wealthiest resources are universally accessible yet ubiquitously exclusive to all but the casual collector or curator. Its soil’s surface is but the first of many layers representing thick boundaries and barriers that obscure the secure treasures within, as with its sea surfaces, which though largely transparent, often appear …
(Volume 1, Issue 2: ) The earth’s wealthiest resources are universally accessible yet ubiquitously exclusive to all but the casual collector or curator. Its soil’s surface is but the first of many layers representing thick boundaries and barriers that obscure the secure treasures within, as with its sea surfaces, which …