O, Judas Iscariot, it doesn’t need to be you, To choose to betray Jesus by the temptation of worldly gain. Your regret tells your sorrow of sin, Your shame tells your conscience of guilt. I wonder if Jesus chose you to be one of His disciples, Not meant to trap ...
Read More »Personal Peace
This is the third “P” word in this series of articles. The Bible speaks of four different kinds of peace: peace with God, inner peace, peace in the midst of a troubled world, and peace with others. Romans 5:1 says that Christians “have been justified by faith, we have peace ...
Read More »Who’s To Blame For My Sin?
On October 26, 2015, in a South Carolina high school, a student decided to break a relatively minor classroom rule, but a rule none the less–she took her cell phone out during class time. When required to surrender the phone, the student doubled, even tripled, her trouble by choosing to ...
Read More »Guilt Versus Grace–Who Wins?
Guilt! It’s heavy. It’s paralyzing. And it can become all-consuming, threatening the one who suffers from it with feelings of isolation, unworthiness, and despair. And then there’s grace. Amazing grace. God’s unmerited favor that washes away those taunting feelings and makes it easier to breathe again, to live again. Guilt ...
Read More »God Gave You the Supplies for Success
Did you know you are completely supplied for successful living? If you know Jesus Christ as your deliverer, that is a truth to live on! “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory ...
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