Imagine this scene: Paul has just spent days, maybe weeks, dictating his letter to the church in Rome. He has invested hours pacing and praying, laboring to pick just the word that will communicate the burden that is burning in his heart. Tertius has faithfully written as Paul talked, at times re-writing, at times reading [...]
Archive for April, 2011
10 Apr
Christ, my Life, my living Flame
Christ, my Life, my living Flame, burning off all guilty shame; Every blessing found in You, pollution cleansed, man made new. Atonement takes sin’s stain away, just execution granted stay; New I am, and becoming new, ever onward, more like You.
6 Apr
God Works on Our Will by His Word
Philippians 2:16 is an exhortation to “hold fast the word of life.” This “holding” means to fix on, to pay close attention to, not deviating from this word. And the “word of life” that we must lock onto and never let go of is the Scripture. The other place this phrase appears in the Bible [...]
