Archive for 2011

“Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me” (John17:20-21). My wife […]

“Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3). Biblical unity is not focused on externals. God delights in and allows differences. I’m glad. Avoid mistaking uniformity in music, dress, or appearance as unity. The Bible says no such thing. We are admonished to “…keep the unity of the […]

Dear friends, please pray for enough rain here in my home state, Texas, and the other states to extinguish our wildfires. “Pray without ceasing.” Update here in Texas. It is Thursday, 6/22/11, we’ve had a slow, steady rain for about 5 hours. Puddles of water are standing in our yard. Fires are subsiding. Thank you […]

“That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 5:21). What an amazing truth. Grace reigns (rules) by and through the righteousness of Jesus Christ unto eternal life. Grace is by Jesus Christ before salvation and after. It’s the after salvation […]

1 Corinthians 12:26 says, “And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.” Here is something we should all ponder. Let’s say on the way to bed you stump your little toe on the door jamb. As it begins to throb in […]