Jesus, lover of my soul

Had a fresh appreciation of this hymn the other day: Jesus, lover of my soul. With all its cares, fears, preoccupations, anxieties, peculiarities, idiosyncrasies,... I tend to see my soul as the blockage, barrier, hindrance to whatever God wants to do in me. But He doesn't see it that way. It matters to Him concerning me (1 …

A new year

A certain day in the past week marked the start of a new year (and a new decade) of my human life. And so, a new beginning -- one of the wonders of God's ordination. What better time than this to consider "the significance of the new year"? (This is a chapter in W. Lee's …

“What then will there be for us?”

Many have already blogged about this (a God-man in Christ, among others), but I can't help but share it once more! Many Christians know Matthew 19:26: ...Jesus said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. But probably fewer know the context of the verse: It is easier for …

Blessings or Grace?

Why did God create the heavens and the earth? Because He had a goal in eternity past: to be mingled with and joined to man in eternity future. I think we can all identify with having goals. If my goal was to get an A+ in my microbiology class, I'd probably be reading my textbook …