Joy Is A Choice Joy is a choice that we make. Even when our circumstances are less than ideal, we can choose to focus on the good things in our lives and to trust in God's goodness and faithfulness. Joy is not a feeling that comes and goes based on...
Joy Comes From Within Joy is a feeling of happiness that comes from within, regardless of our external circumstances. We can cultivate joy by focusing on God's goodness and faithfulness, and by finding contentment in all situations. Joy is a key...
Wisdom is the application of knowledge. It is not enough to simply know without applying that knowledge to your life. Agape must always be love in action but what does that look like? What does that look like for you? Selflessness Generosity...
Recently the Chinese Communist Party, in "Article 3 of the Measures" act requires clergy — among other demands — to support the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) rule, the Chinese socialist political system, effectively imposing a political test to...
When does God say enough, that "My longsuffering and patience has ended. It is time for judgement to begin." We find a precedent for this in 2 Kings 21:6ff. Manasseh, the king of Judah and son of Hezekiah, did "evil in the sight of the Lord"...
What an amazing two months since I have last posted. We have experienced miracles of provision, miracles of healing and opportunity for greater service. Who says that life is only a coasting to the grave? With Jesus life is an adventure that never...
Now I understand. I don’t know how many times that I have read this passage in the past and it just never fully clicked. You’ve had those moments. I was reading John 4 of Jesus’s conversation with the woman at the well at Sychar. She had given to...
All four gospels speak of Jesus' baptism by John. Three of the four relate the temptation of Jesus. Only one explains to us the source of Jesus' power. It would be easy to simply glide past this critical event in Jesus' life that gave impetus to...
"Arise, shine for your light has come" (Is.60:1) You would almost think that the writer Jude was speaking of the day we live in. "I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered...
"And the Light shines in the darkness and the darkness does not put it out" (John 1:5) Most translations will put a small "l" at the front of the word "light". By doing so I think they miss the point of John's intent. The light that shines in the...
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