Jesus declares that He is “the Way, the Truth, and the Life” (John 14:6). I stood in the shower tonight and, for some unknown reason, I began thinking about truth. My mother often recited to us as children that old gem of wisdom: “Speak the truth and speak it ever,Cost it what it will;He who … Continue reading The Cost and Nature of Truth
The Power of the Tongue
So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. James 3: 5 Mention the word gossip and immediately the stereotype that comes mind is a woman. Yet polls done reveal that men are more likely to gossip than women. The bible however doesn't make a distinction between genders, gossiping is not some … Continue reading The Power of the Tongue
We are one in Christ
for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you … Continue reading We are one in Christ
Jesus friend of Sinners
'A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity'. Proverbs 17:17 As I read this proverb this morning I couldn't but help think about the people who I became friends with over the years and the circumstances that brought us together. Some of those encounters were deliberate but most were incidental. Making friends … Continue reading Jesus friend of Sinners