On a weekly basis I write within these narrow margins hoping to inspire something virtuous or encouraging within this body of believers.  The scripture itself provides a plethora of subjects from faith to sacrifice and everything in between for our benefit, but today I write a warning and a truth.  May I simply say:  The…

An insight into the Mind of the Omniscient One…. Paul writes in Romans 9 that God has the authority to show mercy upon whom He will have mercy.  The apostle asks, “Who is man that he should talk back to God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made…

Often lost in the mix of the Passover story and the wonder of an empty tomb is the process of the Lord’s sacrifice.  Before He walked up the Hill of Skulls, Jesus was given a tightly woven crown of thorns.  Every aspect of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection speaks to both prophecy and our salvation. …

Today we remember the beginning of the ending of the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ. This was His triumphant entry into Jerusalem as the people shouted“Hosanna, Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord.”  They tore branches from trees and laid their coats before Him.  Little did they know that He was a…

A challenge is set before us.  Malachi recorded the matter succinctly when he wrote about the people of God who lived as if worship was too tiresome.  Of course the word “worship” was not referring to clapping and singing, but sacrifice, duty, and time.  God spoke against them in Malachi as they treated their relationship…