"For Such A Time As This" (Esther 4:14)
TRUSTING GOD IN TIMES OF PERIL
The term “dead man walking” is a term introduced into the American prison system in the early 1900s to mean a man condemned to death and slated for execution for a capital crime, a crime which statutorily requires the death penalty. Under various state laws there are only a few crimes that are seen as […]
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Headline: “COVID-19 updates: More than 10,000 new deaths reported in US in 1 week.” Headline: “3 Dead, 8 injured in Oxford HS shooting. Suspect is 15-year-old student.” Headline: “240 casualties reported, 64 civilians killed in Ukraine amid Russian invasion.” These are horrifically tragic events that have occurred over the past few months that elicit in
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In today’s post I would like to look at the glory and honor, the significance with which the eternal God initially bestowed upon mankind in creating men and women in His image and likeness for His glory, such that we would live lives that proclaim, display and magnify the beauty, majesty, excellence and goodness of
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“Be all That You Can Be” was the slogan used by the United States Army from 1990 -2001 in its recruiting young men and women to voluntarily enlist in serving our country. It was a slogan designed specifically to go right to the heart of the young men and women who heard it, to awaken
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Everything God has revealed about Himself in creation, everything God reveals about Himself in our salvation is revealed to impact our affections; that we would have a deeper love and devotion to Him, a stronger desire for intimacy with Him, and to impress on our hearts His infinite worthiness to be feared and loved, trusted
In a previous post I noted how the riches, the free and lavish expression of God’s mercy was found throughout the Old Testament, pointing to the ultimate expression of the glory of His mercy as it is revealed in and through the person and work of God the Son, Jesus Christ (Romans 15:8-9). Jesus Himself
The Bible reveals that “In the beginning” everything that God created of nature, from the stars in the heavens to the fish in the sea “was good”. Upon His subsequent creation of the first man and woman in His image and likeness with His righteous nature and character, to rule over and enjoy all that
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In my previous post I looked at a number of statements found in the New Testament regarding the mission, the purpose for Jesus Christ, God the Son, the long-awaited Messiah coming into the world as a man. Each statement addressed what He would do on behalf of a sin cursed humanity, men and women cut
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Most businesses, organizations and individual contractors have what are referred to as a “mission statement”, which are essentially written statements of purpose – of why they exist, who they serve, and the expected outcome of their service. They are typically written to inspire in the consumer or customer, confidence in their utilization of said services.
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My favorite and most soul stirring traditional Christmas Hymn is O Holy Night. In stanza three we sing “Chains shall he (Christ) break, for the slave is our brother; and in His name (Christ’s) all oppression shall cease.” Originally a French Poem, the English version was written in 1855, six years before the American civil
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