Jim Novell

In my previous post I introduced English Puritan author Thomas Vincent, and his glorious little book, The True Christian’s Love to the Unseen Christ.  Written in the 17th Century, it expounds upon 1 Peter 1:8-9 …. ‘’Whom (speaking of Jesus), having not seen ye love; though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with […]

In Matthew 3:13-17, we have the onset of Jesus’ earthly ministry as a man, beginning with Him being baptized by His cousin, who we know as John the Baptist.  As Jesus comes up out of the waters of Baptism, we see in verse 16, the heavens – the sky opening up and the Holy Spirit

One of, if not the most comforting of passages and promises in the Bible for someone who has, in faith, entrusted their life to Jesus Christ, is found in Romans 8:28, where we read, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according

I have been addressing what Jesus reveals is the first and great commandment, the commandment that subsumes all other of God’s commandments, in which the keeping of this commandment is essential to our eternal destiny, namely the commandment, you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind

In the midst of the onslaught of tragic, heartbreaking events that seem to be proliferating both in this nation and the world, with the war in Ukraine, the recent killer tornado in Gaylord Michigan and the horrific mass shootings and murders in New York, California and Texas, it is easy to, and many do, question

In my previous post I looked at Hebrews 11:6 which states, But without faith it is impossible to please Him (God), for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.  I focused on the first part of the verse, noting that the faith that pleases God is

The title for this post comes from verse 9 of Hebrews 2:9-18, in which the writer proclaims, But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.  This passage speaks to what is referred

In my previous post I looked at the multitudes who saw Jesus with their physical eyes. They saw Him heal desperately sick people with a touch, cast out demons and calm storms with a word, create food, disappear in the midst of hostile crowds, raise dead people, then after an unjust arrest and trial, suffer