Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope
Strengthening Faith, Love, and Hope
After people watched in suspense the smoke from the Vatican finally turned white signaling the emergence of a newly appointed pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Over one hundred cardinals (ecclesiastical dignitaries and papal appointees who advise the pope) selected 76-year old Argentine Archbishop, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, to assume the papacy. Bergoglio, now known as Pope Francis, recently assumed his new title in uncharacteristic…
He hungered—yet He fed thousands. He thirsted—yet He exclaimed, “Whosoever thirsts, let him come to me and drink.” He was tired—yet He is the “rest” of the weary and the burdened. He pays tax—yet He uses a fish to do it. He is called a “Samaritan, demonically possessed”—but He rescues the man who came down from Jerusalem and fell among thieves. Yes, He is recognized…
After our Sunday services this weekend at Grace a number of people commented to me about A.W. Tozer’s essay, “Something beyond song.” Since the weight of Tozer’s words seemed to resonate with so many people, I thought would post them here for you to read and enjoy as well. “Both the Bible and the testimony of a thousand saints show that there is experience beyond…
A friend emailed me a recent photo of Maddie (my ten-year old) taken at a school function, and I was speechless when I saw it. Maddie could be her mother’s twin. I’ve always loved looking at Jessica’s childhood photos, and I’ve loved watching my daughters grow up to reflect her features and personality, but this photo of Maddie has taken it to a whole new…
“Strictly speaking he began to be a different boy…the cure had begun.” So ends the chapter in C.S. Lewis’ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader wherein the self-centered, scornful Eustace Clarence Scrubb is transformed in to a greedy dragon and then ultimately healed by Aslan. Following is an excerpt from the chapter that beautifully describes the process that we go through when the Lord begins…