Pray to See More of Jesus

Throughout his epistles, Paul never prayed specifically for things. He told his readers that his greatest prayer for them was that they would see more of Jesus! "14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15Of whom the whole family...

Grace that Defines, Drives, and Defends

Grace is God's unmerited, undeserved favor.  Everything that we have, that we do, that we are depends on God's grace. We live by His grace: We are defined by God's grace: "To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted...

"If I Don't". . .Jesus Did, and Does All the More

"If I don't do something, then nothing will happen." How many of us think like this? We are convinced that without our worrying, our interventions, and our efforts to take care of things, then nothing will happen. What motivates this nonsense? Some of us...

Abortion Limits Unlimited

Red states have gotten redder, and their policies prove it. More states, like North Dakota and Texas, have extended abortion limits to including requiring an ultrasound for a pregnant mother before she seeks an abortion or prohibiting abortions after twenty weeks. The...

He Bore Our Cross — Have His Life

"Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;" (Colossians 2: 14) The word "his" does not appear in this verse, but the meaning should come through...