-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
KeepCjStrong on Ten Years Ago—Remembering, Lov… David on The Struggle for Joy in Our… Liz on The Struggle for Joy in Our… Liz on The Struggle for Joy in Our… David on A CHRISTMAS PRAYER–Lesso… Archives
- August 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- February 2020
- December 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- December 2017
- October 2017
- August 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- June 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- October 2014
- April 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- December 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
Categories
- Baptism
- Bonhoeffer
- Childhood Cancer
- Christmas
- Church
- Cross of Christ
- Devotion
- Discipleship
- Easter
- Eternal life
- Faith
- Faith and Works
- Family
- Fellowship
- Forgiveness
- God
- Good and Evil
- Grace
- Grief and Faith
- Heaven
- Hope
- Humility
- Incarnation
- Jesus Christ
- Judgment
- Kingdom of God
- Life in Christ
- Love
- Love of God
- Parenting
- People of God
- Prayer
- Psalms
- Reconciliation
- Repentance
- Resurrection
- Resurrection of Jesus
- Revelation
- Romans
- Salvation
- Sovereignty of God
- Suffering and Faith
- Thanksgiving
- The Letters of Peter
- Uncategorized
- What I Believe.
- Worship
Meta
Category Archives: Faith
Sunday, Another Visit to the Grave
(From my CaringBridge site in honor and memory of our grandson Sully. Written on Easter Sunday, 2010.) Sunday had come. The Sabbath was over. Women who had followed Jesus went to the tomb to finish the traditional anointing of the … Continue reading
Posted in Easter, Faith, Grief and Faith, Hope, Resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus, Suffering and Faith
Tagged Easter, Grief, Grief and Faith, Hope, Resurrection
1 Comment
Good Friday
(From my CaringBridge site in honor and memory of our grandson Sully. Written on Good Friday, 2010.) On this Good Friday, I remember the suffering of Jesus. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so … Continue reading
The Birth of Christ and Pediatric Cancer–Remembering Sully
In Revelation 12 the Apostle John describes a very different scene of the birth of Jesus. John uses bold, vivid, striking, and startling images. His is a story powerfully and imaginatively revealing the spiritual reality of God’s invasion into his … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Eternal life, Faith, Grief and Faith, Hope, Suffering and Faith
Tagged Christmas, Eternal Life, Grief and Faith, Hope, Suffering and Faith
1 Comment
There Is Nothing in Life of which We Need Ever Be Afraid. Part Three
There is a twelve year old young man of faith whose story I have been following. Since age nine Mark (not his real name) has been battling a fierce and horrifying giant, a cancer called neuroblastoma. His suffering has been, … Continue reading
Posted in Bonhoeffer, Faith, God, Good and Evil, Hope, Love of God, Psalms, Sovereignty of God, Suffering and Faith
Tagged Bonhoeffer, Faith, Hope, Perseverance and Hope, Suffering and Faith
Leave a comment
There Is Nothing in Life of which We Need Ever Be Afraid. Part Two
The psalmist, in Psalm 52, describes an evil man who, for his own selfish benefit, is seeking the destruction of good. The description of this enemy serves as a portrayal of evil. Evil is strong, boastful, and arrogant in its … Continue reading
Posted in Bonhoeffer, Faith, Good and Evil, Hope, Judgment, Love, Love of God, Psalms, Suffering and Faith
Tagged Evil, Evil and Good, Fear, Hope, Judgment, Love of God, Perseverance and Hope
Leave a comment
There Is Nothing in Life of which We Need Ever Be Afraid. Part One
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was arrested on April 5, 1943, for his role in the resistance efforts in Germany and the attempted assassination plot against Hitler. He was imprisoned in a Gestapo prison in Berlin until February 1945. Then he was transferred … Continue reading
Posted in Bonhoeffer, Faith, Hope, Suffering and Faith
Tagged Bonhoeffer, dietrich bonhoeffer, Perseverance and Hope, Suffering and Faith
2 Comments
The Grace and the Call of the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ
In the March 2013 issue of Christianity Today magazine, Jordan Monge shares her journey, as a student at Harvard, from atheism to faith in Jesus Christ (“The Atheist’s Dilemma”, pages 88, 87). She first came to belief in the existence … Continue reading
Posted in Cross of Christ, Faith, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Jesus Christ, Love, Repentance, Salvation
Tagged Cross, Forgiveness, Grace, Love, Repentance, Salvation, willing sacrifice
Leave a comment
Jesus Set His Face to Go to Jerusalem
“When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem” (Luke 9:51 ESV). The time was drawing near for the completion of the mission and the purpose of Jesus’ life. Yes, … Continue reading
Posted in Devotion, Faith, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Incarnation, Jesus Christ, Salvation
Leave a comment
September 11
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, through the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, God, Good and Evil, Hope, Sovereignty of God, Suffering and Faith
Tagged Good and Evil, Hope, September 11, Sovereignty of God, Suffering and Faith
Leave a comment
Just How Important Is Baptism Anyway?
In the post, “Raised with Christ,” I considered Romans 6:3-11 and Colossians 2:12-13. The apostle Paul describes baptism, which in the New Testament is immersion in water of a person when he or she comes to faith in Jesus Christ. … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Faith, Salvation, What I Believe.
Tagged Baptism, Faith, Salvation
Leave a comment
Journey through the Shadowlands 