In the late 1500’s, a Spanish Carmelite monk by the name of John of the Cross, wrote a poem that has come to be called “The Dark Night.” In this poem he described the manner in which the soul “departs,
Continue reading...3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be
Continue reading...I Thirst John 19:28-30 Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge
Continue reading...Ezekiel 36:33 ” ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will resettle your towns, and the ruins will be rebuilt. 34 The desolate land will be cultivated
Continue reading...My wife loves me. I have grasped this and know this experientially. I have been married to Mary Ann for almost 33 years and I am still in love with her. There is no one more suited to me or who has
Continue reading...“Then I saw in my dream, that when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity
Continue reading...In August 1992, Helena Christensen and Michael Hutchence, founder and lead singer of INXS, were walking late at night on a street in Copenhagen after drinking heavily when he refused to move for a taxi.
Continue reading...The Anatomy of Sin in the Believer’s Life – 2 Samuel 11,12 We justify stepping out of our responsibilities We entertain the possibility of sin in our lives We linger over temptation We devalue
Continue reading...“Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals – one on his right, the
Continue reading...Introduction We’re studying this letter from the apostle Paul to the church he founded years before he wrote this letter. I love this letter. It is a brilliant, Spirit-directed, long-distance attempt
Continue reading...Introduction I don’t know about you guys but I watched a lot of the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. And I was fascinated to get a glimpse at an aspect of our government that I was all
Continue reading...I have sensitive eyes. Don’t you think so? Haven’t you all experienced how amazing it is to stare into my sensitive eyes? No, that is not what I mean when I say I have sensitive eyes. Mary
Continue reading...INTRODUCTION It is obvious that Paul’s letter is written to a congregation that he deeply loved and that was struggling with internal strife. Maybe you’ve known congregations like that. Much of the
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