Imagine being miserable in heaven! Not everyone, of course, believes in heaven. Nor in hell. Either there is no after-life at all or we are simply absorbed, at death, into the broader life of the universe. For many of you, however, heaven is a given. There may be things in the Bible that are not […]Read more
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"For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to Him be the glory forever. Amen"
Grace Baptist Church
Imagine hating Jesus As a hate-figure he shouldn’t have qualified. For all the things that usually stir up hatred Jesus totally lacked. He wasn’t selfish. He wasn’t cruel. He wasn’t smug and arrogant. He didn’t lie or cheat or take unfair advantage of anyone. He wasn’t a hypocrite or a deceiver. Ever. On the Read more
In the Best of Hands One of the unique things about us as humans is our ability to ponder the future – to wonder, to imagine, to look forward to, to fear what lies before us. And we all make use of it! Our minds turn every day to the future and what that future […]Read more
Joy inexpressible and filled with glory Are you a person who is filled with joy? And if so, is it a joy that lasts? Do you know a joy that abides even through great difficulties and hardships? Though we live in a land that declares the right of every citizen to “life, liberty, and the […]Read more
Lasting Peace Forty years ago this week, President Jimmy Carter brought together leaders from Egypt and Israel to conduct peace talks. After thirteen days of negotiations the summit resulted in what was officially titled the “Framework for Peace in the Middle East,” and is commonly known as the Camp David Read more
Life, Law, and Love How can you live the good life? In this question, the “good life” is not referring to a life abounding in material comforts and luxuries, but a life that is truly good – a life that is pleasing to God and leads to eternal life. This was the question a rich […]Read more
No better marriage than this Anyone know what a morganatic marriage is? When I came across the expression recently and reached for the dictionary I had no clue whatsoever as to what I would find. The discovery was interesting! The marriage last year of the heir to the British throne, HRH Prince William, to Read more
No better promise I wonder if it’s a word that you would use. In connection with your death. The word gain. A Bible author, Paul, uses it when writing about his own death. “To die is gain”, he says (Phil.1.21). Would you be able to say the same? Let’s make the picture clearer. Paul had […]Read more
No crackpot theory but veriest truth It’s certainly an attention grabber: on such and such a day the world is going to end. There are always some, too, who sincerely believe it. They talk about it, plan for it, anticipate it with a variety of emotions, and expect that it’s really going to happen. But […]Read more
No greater gift than this Christmas is a time for giving gifts and most of us, I’m sure, are thinking about and planning what we are going to give. It is also a time when we think about a gift that has already been given, the greatest gift that has ever been given – Jesus, […]Read more