The human body is made up of over 200 bones tied together by tendons and ligaments. Skin and muscle surround the bone, giving the skeletal framework a substance and grace that would otherwise be lacking. The bones provide the framework on which all the tissues sit The bones give strength and stability to the entire…… Continue reading Love that Binds

One of the greatest challenges the church- any church- faces is unity. Church history is littered with the corpses of churches killed by strife. Unity in the church is such a serious matter that God gives strong warning to those who would cause division between believers. Proverbs 6:16-19 says that God hates the one who…… Continue reading How to Get Along with Other Christians

Stephen Charnock wrote an excellent tome on “The Existence and Attributes of God.” This work is full of rich truth of great benefit to the Christian. For your edification I am going to periodically post heavily edited excerpts from Charnock’s writings on the goodness of God. “In the deliverance of his church He is the…… Continue reading The Strength of the Church

Do not think of death as something to be experienced once, sometime down the road of life. Death is present in every person. Those without Jesus are dead in trespasses and sin. They are dead in the lusts of the flesh and dead in bondage to sin. Without Jesus all are dead under the law…… Continue reading A Greater Life

Once there was a man who lived in the cemetery. This man could live no other place. He was a demon possessed maniac. His mania was so great that when the local people could get hold of him they locked him in shackles and chains. He never stayed chained for long. The devils inside him…… Continue reading Delivered

The redwoods of California grow for over 3,000 years. When settlers first went west in the 1800’s and saw the massive trees they identified where certain notable trees could be found. Some of the great Sequoias were given names. Friends were told about them, roads cut through them and tourists began to trek across the…… Continue reading Like a Tree

Stephen Charnock wrote an excellent tome on “The Existence and Attributes of God.” This work is full of rich truth of great benefit to the Christian. For your edification I am going to periodically post heavily edited excerpts from Charnock’s writings on the goodness of God. God is the great Father of the world, to…… Continue reading God’s Preserving Power

In John Bunyan’s classic allegory of the Christian life the author presents a striking picture of this world and what ought to be the Christian’s attitude towards it. When (Christian and Faithful) were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at…… Continue reading The Christian and Vanity Fair

The life of faith is a Word driven life. The faith-filled Christian knows the promises of God and trusts Him to be faithful to His promises. 2 Peter 1:3-4 says, “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called…… Continue reading Trusting God’s Promises

A piece of fabric begins with many individual fibers being joined together to form a long string or thread. The thread is then knit together in such a way that instead of the different strands and fibers being clearly visible, one large piece of cloth is formed with each strand woven tightly together with the…… Continue reading Comfort in Love