“And He was saying to them all, ‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it. For what is a man profited if he gains...
Overwhelmed by life’s situations
There’s no room to take a vacation
There’s no giving of adulations
Drowning in fear, seems no cessation
Loss of control, seems there’s no way out
Mind looks on what causes fears and doubts
Looking within, seeing no escape
Keeps focused there, running same old...
There is hope for the hurting
For whom Christ they are serving
Misfortune undeserving
With trials so disturbing
No promises of relief
No assurance they’ll be brief
Even if Christ they believe
And forgiveness they receive
Is this meant to be a joke?
At misfortune do I poke?
Have I now, now have...
“See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep...
Now the primary context here is of the Judaizers who were trying to convince the Christians that they had to be more like Jews and that they had to add on to their faith some of the liturgical, ceremonial, and dietary laws and restrictions of the Old Covenant, including the requirement of the...
The apostle Paul, before he became Paul, was Saul who was a persecutor and a murderer of Christians. He was a Pharisee of Pharisees according to the strictest party of his religion. But now he was a believer in Christ, and an apostle of Christ in bringing the truth of the gospel to both Jew and...
What Jesus Said
This conversation took place between Jesus and Martha (the sister of Mary and Lazarus) after Lazarus had died and before Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. But I am not going to talk about that Bible story now, but I am going to focus on these few verses here and what they mean...
Roses are red, we think. Are they?
But do they come in pink and yellow?
The colors of roses are varied,
Just like the hearts of every fellow.
We all don’t look alike, do we?
We come in all shapes and all sizes.
We have varied personalities,
And some come in various disguises.
But we all have...