LIBERTY AND STANDARDS
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) wrote: “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free…” (Book of Galatians 5:1) A spiritually minded person […]
September 2021
STANDARD BEHAVIOR
Every person has a standard for determining his or her actions and behavior. In the strictest sense religion is a standard for many people, but […]
BEAUTY AND PLAY
Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) wrote just before 1800 on the subject of beauty as play and gave inspiring reasons why he thought this to be […]
FLYING RIGHT SIDE UP
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) wrote, “God is always at work among us. And the God who hears is also one who speaks. He has spoken and […]
THOMAS WINGFOLD, CURATE
(Written in 1876 by George MacDonald (1824-1905), this fictional story called ‘Thomas Wingfold, Curate’ is describing the years he has spent in the service of […]
FIRST DUTY OF LOVE
I am not a Paul Tillich (1886-1965) fan as a theologian and writer but I do appreciate some of his quotes. One of my favorites […]
THE JUDGMENT
The coming Judgment Day has been part of the Christian message as far back as I can remember. As a little kid it scared me […]
LIVING IN THE PRESENT
Difficulties, sickness, suffering and death are things that affect us all. Learning to navigate our mental and emotional responses to such can be a tough […]
POWER GROUP
The great speech recorded by Paul, an apostle; to the elders at Ephesus is truly classic gospel. But of great interest to me was the […]
USING RESOURCES
I recently opened a local church website to see what they were about. I read a little of this and that and then noticed a […]