April 2, 2014. “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no…
Tag: forgiveness
Disfellowship.
March 23, 2014. Do you think it is our duty as Christians to go to a brother or sister who has gone astray and lead them back to the right? Today in our society, it is almost looked down upon to correct anyone, much less those who are in the church and bear the name…
One soul for Thee.
March 21, 2014. I have extraordinary news! We have a new sister in Christ. Last night, a friend of mine called and asked if we could do a baptism as she has been studying with a girl she met on campus for the past few weeks. It was wonderful. We got a group together and…
Accepting forgiveness, part 2: Confession.
March 15, 2014. “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” (James 5:16) This used to be one of my least favorite verses in the bible, at least the first part of it anyway. It’s easy…
Accepting forgiveness.
March 14, 2014. I feel bad because I almost forgot about posting today. It seems that I have a harder time remembering when I am on break as opposed to a structured schedule with things to do. Regardless, it gives me an opportunity to talk a little about something I have been thinking about recently….
Grace.
March 9, 2014. “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character…
At your mercy.
March 1, 2014. O Lord, we are at your mercy, forego our missteps, for we fall constantly. What is it of man, that you deal so kindly? O wretched creatures we are! Prone to wander, Lord I feel it! Who can save? Who can save? O Lord, we are at your mercy, forego our missteps,…
As white as snow.
January 28, 2014. It’s snowing! Classes are cancelled! (This may not seem like a big deal, but this amount of snow in Chattanooga pretty much shuts the town down…). I decided for today’s post, I would address a scriptural allusion to snow and contemplate the beauty that the Lord has bestowed upon the earth simply…
A lesson from the past, part 2.
January 14, 2014. Yesterday we examined a lesson from history as we saw great kings of Judah rise and fall, beginning their reign with a good relationship with the Almighty, yet ending it by forsaking the Lord. Today we will look at one story in II Chronicles that does the exact opposite in effort to…
Twenty Eight Eighteen 