TOTAL CLEANSING
Paul, an apostle, wrote to the Corinthian Church, “Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness […]
Journals
LATE BLOOMERS
“A late bloomer is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. The term is used metaphorically to describe a child […]
THE GREATEST TRUTH
Watchman Nee (1903-1972) wrote, “The cross reduces the outward man to death. It splits open the human shell. The cross must break all that belongs […]
HOW DO WE KNOW?
How do we know what the scriptures say and mean for sure? Who is the final authority on such matters? Who has it all ‘right’ […]
LOVE AND ABUSE
The Cherokee writer Joyce Sequichie Hifler writes, “Love and abuse are never compatible. When someone claims to love us regardless of how they treat us, […]
BECOMING EVERYONE’S
If we remain fixed in our private and personal possessing only, we are self-centered and self-absorbed. We still belong only to ourselves and to our […]
SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS
Our customary way of finding answers is by searching. So often I do not have an answer because I have not searched for it. Most […]
LIVING PRESENCE
Frederick Buechner writes, “The earliest reference to the Resurrection is Saint Paul’s, and he makes no mention of an empty tomb at all. But the […]
GENE POOLS
Wikipedia defines gene pools for us: “A large gene pool indicates extensive genetic diversity, which is associated with robust populations that can survive bouts of intense selection. […]