In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are given as Christ followers and excellent opportunity to responding to crisis, fear and worry in faith, hope and love…just as our Lord did and as His Word encourages and even commands us to do! We need not fear what man (or virus) can do to us as we are certain of our lives in Christ for eternity! That’s awesome, you say, when I’m gone from this life and move into the next. What about here and now? ... Read More
March 13, 2020
Authority in God’s Covenant Order
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True Authority in The Home For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. - Ephesians 5:23 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. - Ephesians 5:22 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. - Ephesians 5: 21 The place where the True Authority from Christ begins is in the most intimate of relationships—marriage, family, and the home. No wonder the... Read More
March 6, 2020
Why Authority? Let’s Just Love One Another
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Why authority? Because authority, rightly or wrongly expressed, affects everything else! You’ve heard all the mantras. “You’ll only go as far as leadership takes you.” “The best leadership is based on persuasion.” “Leadership is everything.” We could list many more and all of them usually ring with some degree of truth or at least some evidence of worldly success. Authority is lordship. Authority is leadership. But what if we’re doing it all wrong? What if we, as human beings, expressing our true human nature,... Read More
February 27, 2020
Authority and Love – A Wake Up Call for Marriage, Family and The Church
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True Authority “My determination is to be my utmost for His Highest. To get there is a question of will, not of debate nor of reasoning, but a surrender of will, an absolute and irrevocable surrender on that point. An overweening consideration for ourselves is the thing that keeps us from that decision, though we put it that we are considering others. When we consider what it will cost others if we obey the call of Jesus, we tell God He does not know what... Read More
February 21, 2020
Love and Lordship – God and Me…Part 2
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God has been faithful, as always…of course that’s what faithfulness is…ALWAYS, to teach, prune and bless me over the years. It’s not always been easy and the decisions and follow through at times were very difficult. I’ve learned that as I choose to seek and follow His Word and Spirit that no matter the struggle or outcome, I can count on Him! One of those lessons that I heard early on and continue to learn to this day is what John the Baptist stated in... Read More