Have you ever lost something you treasured, and after days or months of searching you found it? And after finding it you jumped up and down for joy rejoicing for what was once lost that now has been found. God feels that way about one sinner repenting and turning back to God. We are lost until we put our faith in Christ for the forgiveness of our sins. Jesus goes to great lengths to seek out that one lost sheep, “For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost. If a man has a hundred sheep, …
Removing the Veil of Sin
I am a big fan of Billy Graham’s books, and as I sat down one quiet afternoon to read one of Billy’s books, How to be Born Again, with anticipation and eagerness to glean as much of his knowledge about Christ and God’s word that I could. I came across this paragraph, “Before the teaching in the Bible about the cross can mean anything to us, the Spirit of God must open our minds. The Scriptures teach that a veil covers our minds as a result of our separation from God.” Have you ever experienced a moment while you were …
Foot of the Cross
Foot of the Cross While gazing out my front window, as I often do in the morning, I began to think about the transforming power of Jesus. There were several butterflies fluttering about; some yellow, some white, and some were a beautiful brown with meticulous markings of black lines and circles of all different colors and shapes. As I considered the Monarch butterfly with its colorful markings, it became obvious that it was more appealing to the eye than the plain white or yellow butterflies. Although the white and yellow butterflies were not as eye catching as the Monarch butterfly; …
Coping With Loneliness the Quiet Monster
Loneliness is a quiet monster: you can’t run from it, you can’t hide from it; you can’t escape from it, like the black of night it’s always there. That’s how I felt at one point in my life. But loneliness can be overcome. Loneliness is painful and very private; it’s hard to talk about, but it must be addressed and brought into perspective. I experienced loneliness from a young age. It may be hard to look back into our childhood, but the truth is, in some aspects, we carry that pain with us. We often experience that same childhood pain …
Should America Legalize Pot or Not; A Pastor view
When Colorado legalized the sale of pot to the general population, I was disappointed, but not surprised. I wondered what would prompt them to legalize another potentially dangerous addictive drug to the American people. Don’t we already have enough legal destructive addictions to deal with: alcohol, nicotine, and prescription drugs? I thought about their motives, and the only reason I could come up with was to generate more revenue to pad already fat pockets, and to waste more money on self-interest projects. Where do they expect this money to come from? It is going to come from the pockets of …