Since my husband and I dropped our youngest child off at college last August, I have been through an array of emotions. Gratefulness, grief, excitement, loss – just so many feelings. The journey into this maelstrom of emotions began when we first dropped our daughter off at college two years prior. I am extremely close to both of my children, and I was also extremely close to my own parents. I remember one night before I left for college as the realization of of this…Continue Reading “Empty house, full heart”
On this day 20 years ago, terrorists tried to destroy our country. Instead, they united us in a way I hadn’t known in my then, 28 years. During those weeks and months following 9/11, we were not male or female, black or white, republican or democrat. We were simply, Americans – united in grief for those lost in the attack, united in pride for those who gave all to save who they could and united in determination to make sure those responsible were held accountable….Continue Reading “Never forget: A lesson in humility”
The judgments are over, the guilty have been punished and now it is time for the redeemed of the Lord to enjoy the glories of heaven. As the chapter begins, John sees a new heaven and a new earth, for the first – sin-stained and decayed, have passed away. A whole new universe has been created to be the eternal dwelling place for the redeemed. Just as the old world was groaning under the weight of sin along with our old bodies, we now will…Continue Reading “Revelation 21”
As chapter 13 begins, John’s attention is diverted from the dragon to a beast rising up out of the sea. He is described in a similar fashion to the dragon with his seven heads and ten horns. You may recall the seven heads are most likely seven kingdoms (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome and the final kingdom of Antichrist). It is thought that this final kingdom will be made up of 10 individual ruling districts – thus the ten horns. He is compared to…Continue Reading “Revelation 13: A Dastardly Duo”
Paul starts out chapter five with an admonition to the Galatians to stand firm in their freedom in Christ and to not return to the yoke of slavery brought on by the law. He explains to them that if they accept circumcision as a means to their salvation, Christ is of no benefit to them. That is because, anyone who trusts in one part of the law to justify them, must keep the entirety of the law to truly be justified. We know that complete…Continue Reading “Galatians 5”