Category Archives: Hope

Immanuel–God with Us (Part 4)

Posted on December 24, 2015 by David

“‘The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’—which means, ‘God with us’” (Matthew 1:23). The biblical texts are abundant testifying to God’s initiative and to the willingness of Christ. … Continue reading →

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Immanuel–God with Us (Part 3)

Posted on December 24, 2015 by David

The Creator coming in the flesh in itself is outrageous, incomprehensible. The purpose of His coming is all the more outrageous and incomprehensible. “He humbled himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross!” (Philippians 2:6-8). The Son of … Continue reading →

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Immanuel–God with Us (Part 2)

Posted on December 23, 2015 by David

At the core of Christian faith is an outrageous claim. God, in the person of his Son, came to dwell on the earth as a human being. The Creator of all things, the one whom “the heavens, even the highest … Continue reading →

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“God is not dead; nor doth He sleep.” (Revision of an earlier post.)

Posted on December 5, 2015 by David

San Bernardino, Paris, Umpqua Community College, terrorism, hatred, fear. Personal loss and pain, whatever it is you have experienced or are experiencing. Cancer, pediatric cancers, Alzheimers, other debilitating and life threatening diseases, debilitating and life threatening injuries. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow … Continue reading →

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Sharing in the sufferings of Christ

Posted on November 11, 2015 by David

“So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good” (1 Peter 4:19). This fall my wife and I have especially found joy in the beauty and wonder of … Continue reading →

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Psalm 116:15, The death of His faithful is precious to God?

Posted on August 23, 2015 by David

“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.” People turn to this verse and ministers quote it at funerals for comfort of the grieving. How is the death of God’s faithful precious in His sight? … Continue reading →

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Sunday, Another Visit to the Grave

Posted on April 20, 2014 by David

(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 →

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The Day after Good Friday

Posted on April 19, 2014 by David

(From my CaringBridge site in honor and memory of our grandson Sully. Written on the day after Good Friday, 2010.) A Grief Observed is C. S. Lewis’s journal of his grief when his wife Joy died after a painful battle … Continue reading →

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The Night before Good Friday

Posted on April 18, 2014 by David

(Our grandson, Sully, was diagnosed with leukemia at age two months. He became a patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. For thirteen months he fought a courageous fight. He died at the age of fifteen months. … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Christ and Pediatric Cancer–Remembering Sully

Posted on December 24, 2013 by David

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 →

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