After declaring that God holds no condemnation for those who come to Him through faith in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1), Paul spends most Romans, chapter 8 on the consequences of God’s grace in the believer’s …
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No Condemnation
People talk a lot about acceptance and tolerance these days. They don’t believe in condemnation (of themselves, at least) or judgment. The Apostle Paul spoke about freedom from condemnation, and he showed the only way …
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I Wish You Jesus
Scott Wesley Brown wrote the following lyrics: I could wish you joy and peace To last a whole life long, I could wish you sunshine, Or a cheerful little song, Or wish you all the …
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Crowned With Glory
Crowned with glory, crowned with honor, Sun and shield in my black night. You alone dispel sin’s darkness. You alone provide my light. Shield upon my head in summer, cover in the winter’s rain, …
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Lesson from the Tulips
I had never watched a tulip age until last week. As the beautiful tulips I received for Valentine’s Day grew older, I was fascinated by the transformation. The once matte color took on a sheen …
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Digging Out Stumps
Several years ago, we cut down an enormous tree in our side yard. When the stump was left sticking out of the ground, I took it upon myself to hire someone to grind it off. …
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Monday Morning Prayer
Father, This world calls me to hate, but You are love. It calls me to anger, but You are mercy. I hear voices of condescension and judgment, but I know that You speak words of …
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Walk On
How do you walk in light after night has fallen and the darkness overwhelms all you can see? How do you keep faith when circumstances strangle and situations threaten all you know should be? …
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Wise Building
“The wise man built his house upon a rock, house upon a rock, house upon a rock…” I remember singing that chorus with my Sunday School students. It is based on the account in Matthew …
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Solid Rock
In this topsy-turvy world, my heart keeps drifting back to the hymns that I learned in my childhood. I catch myself humming songs that I have not heard in years, and they minister to my …