Of Fruit and Light

Excerpt From The Gospel According to Paul Daily Devotional Day 2 The gospel of Jesus Christ is a message of divine accomplishment. It is an announcement that Christ has already triumphed over sin and death on behalf of hopeless sinners who lay hold of His redemption by faith alone. This is grace-based religion. The focus is on what God has already done for sinners. But to appreciate how such a message is good news, a person must know himself to be a wretched sinner, incapable of making an adequate atonement and therefore powerless to earn any righteous merit of his own—much less obtain redemption for himself. The sinner must feel the weight of his guilt and know that God is a righteous Judge who will not sanction sin. Indeed, he or she must be prepared to confess that perfect justice demands the condemnation of guilty souls. That means a clear message about the reality of sin and the hopeless state of fallen humanity is a necessary starting point for the gospel’s good news. Tha...

Being on Facebook has it’s ups and downs.  I thoroughly enjoy funny cat, dog and baby videos.  I laugh at the memes posted on various fibromyalgia groups I am part of that make light of our very real and painful disease.  Laughter is really a great medicine.  But we must always examine our hearts when we are posting what we think is funny.  What is the true motive of our post and what will others perceive it to be?  Now I know we can’t please everyone and it doesn’t matter WHAT we do there will always be someone out there who will just...not...get it.  But even in those cases we can take precautions and measures to make sure that even though it won’t be taken in the spirit it was intended, that we can stand before the Lord and say I did my best. For an example. I am part of some discernment ministry groups where some of their members will post things that leave me wondering “Is this person just making fun of the one in the picture or is their intent ...

Welcome to my page.  I pray it be of blessing and encouragement to you.  Predominantly meant for women, I have included invites to husbands of some women as well as I feel it is crucial for a husband to be actively involved in what his wife is watching, listening and involved in.  I have set permissions that all posts be viewed first before posting simply to avoid any potential dramas that inevitably occur but be assured that no comment will go unaddressed whether publicly or privately.  May God richly bless you all!