Chosen (Adjective) – Having been selected as the best or most appropriate. Chosen. This word came to me recently while driving home from Charlottesville, (a revelation from the road). I heard something in a song which started the ideas coming. Then different parts and applications relating to Christmas began to…
Be Well Rooted – A Lesson From Nature
There is a maple tree next to my driveway. It’s beautiful in the Spring and Summer, providing ample shade for my vehicle. But in the Fall, I dare not park under it for the many dead or dying leaves that loose from the branches would pile up on my car….
The Path
Friends, if you want to read a before-and-after report of the world from God’s standpoint, look at Isaiah 34 and 35. It will shock you or encourage you but will remind you that you don’t want to be a part of the “before” world. Go read it sometime soon. (If…
Steps To Victory
In 2 Chronicles chapter 20, we read about King Jehoshaphat who was in a very difficult position. Israel’s enemies had joined together and were coming to defeat them. Jehoshaphat was alarmed and called all the people together and proceeded to follow these steps: Seek the Lord. – “Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved…
The Church
As I was driving to church last week, I started getting “thoughts and ideas” about the Church and what it is. It ended up being an idea of “the church” being four levels or stages. Let’s consider these. In the Bible, the word “church” has been used in many ways…