More Than Necessary Food
His Word unto me is morning dew the night’s thirst refreshed at the entrance of day His Word unto me is hidden treasure its hunter shares its unveiled splendor His Word unto me is mystery boundless searchable space not yet seen His Word unto me is purging current...
The Shadow of Excellence
“Academic excellence combined with spiritual excellence.” “Higher than the highest human thoughts can reach is God’s ideal for His children.” These are the ideals that we hold so dear. Following the examples of Daniel, Joseph, and Nehemiah, we desire to achieve and...
Thine.
I watched the Passion of the Christ movie for the first time yesterday. As I watched every strike and blow they made, all I could hear over and over again is "with his stripes we are healed." In an age where Christ on the cross is often portrayed in a much cleaned up...
Testimony of Grace
There with every slide, I see God's grace written all over it. It was God all along who had helped me. Sustained by God Himself and by the prayers of the saints, on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 I passed my program's qualifying exam. I have to write about it, mostly for...
10 Things I Like About God (Part 2)
These are the second five of the 10 specific things I like about God. 6. The way He is acquainted with the most painful life experiences There is no sadness and grief of mine that exceeds His. I simply love the fact that He came down to earth to live as men live. The...
10 Things I Like About God (Part 1)
These are the first five of the 10 specific things I like about God. 1. God’s Pursuit When God sets out to pursue humanity, to pursue me, He goes all out, even unto death. Ephesians 2:4-5 - But God--so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the...
Scribbles on Loneliness: Thoughts and Reflections
Thoughts on loneliness. Why are we lonely, intimacy in relationships, where loneliness comes from, and insightful quotes on being humans.
The Man I Love the Most
I wish I could wake up and say it was all just a dream. But it’s not. My beloved father is gone and all I have left now is his memory. To many he was a great leader in the church, a supporter of God’s work. To me he was a loving father, who literally laid down his...
I just want to see Jesus
"Soon after this I had another dream. I seemed to be sitting in abject despair, with my face in my hands, reflecting like this: If Jesus were upon earth, I would go to Him, throw myself at His feet, and tell Him all my sufferings. He would not turn away from me, He...