“WHAT IS TRUTH? I wish Jesus had answered Pilate’s question “What is truth?”*, but He had already said “I am the way, the truth and the life”* and that should be enough. God’s design of man and his universe is built on the foundation that He laid down. He predetermined how things would work in…

WHEN YOUR SINS – –“When your sins weigh heavily upon you, come to Me. Confess your wrongdoing, which I know all about before you say a word. Stay in the Light of My Presence, receiving forgiveness, cleansing, and healing. Remember that I have clothed you in My righteousness, so nothing can separate you from Me.…

The Lord Will Bless His People Ascribe to the Lord, sons of the mighty,Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name;Worship the Lord in holy attire. 3 The voice of the Lord is on the waters;The God of glory thunders,The Lord is over many waters.4 The voice of the Lord…

O taste and see that the LORD is good:  blessed is the man that trusteth in him.Psalm* And a highway will be there;it will be called the Way of Holiness;it will be for those who walk on that Way.The unclean will not journey on it;wicked fools will not go about on it.Isaiah* Blessed is the…

To My Friends in Distant LandsI hope you recognized the satire in the four “Jesus Survey” posts. Satire is the use of humor or exaggeration to expose foolishness, arrogance, or pretense, and possibly your culture doesn’t use that form of speech. We American Christians are intoxicated with the freedoms and opportunities that God entrusted to…

TO THE GRIEVING HEARTGod gave me this word for a sister whom I knew would be grieving and frustrated in response to recent posts.——————————————- FOR TODAYDear ______, you are truly a God-seeker. One with a pure and being-purified heart. Let there be no condemnation as you consider His call into further intimacy, but only humble…

“How Are We Doing?” – FinalOkay Jesus, this is a 10-point, all or none, yes or no question. “Does anything in your Letters to the Seven Churches in Revelation, apply to us?” Remember, if you answer “No,” it adds to our overall score in case we need a little boost, and that will make us…

“HOW ARE WE DOING?” – Cont’d Jesus, we know you are full of love and mercy and we’re hoping for some good scores here. We’re not sure about folks in other countries, but we American Christians are suffering. Gas prices are going up and you know what that means for our SUV’s and RV’s. And…

“HOW ARE WE DOING?” – Cont’dSo, Jesus, on the outside chance that there’s some truth to what those fringe folks are saying, we’d like to hear from you via this survey. We’ll then have a committee review your response for anomalies; forward it to our financial team to see if it constrains our budget and…

“HOW ARE WE DOING?” We get many “How are we doing” surveys these days – – our last visit to the auto repair shop or to the doctor, our tax-preparer and others. They want our opinion so they can serve us better. Jesus isn’t with us physically today to ask him face to face, so…