Sonshine for your soul
Posted in Christ's sacrifice on Dec 16th, 2011
It’s refreshing when we meet somebody who’s not looking to score a payday from us or a moral compromise by us or some contrived comment to massage his or her ego.
Yes, when somebody just wants to nurture or establish a friendship with no ulterior motive, that’s a very good thing.
At His core, it seems, that’s [...]
Posted in Christ's sacrifice on May 2nd, 2011
Sometimes, we experience motivational lapses regarding our call to serve God by forgiving others, giving to others, praying for others, attending church, reading the Bible, etc..
The grind of daily living just seems to shove its way to the front of the line and the next thing you know, our faith seems to take a back [...]
Posted in Christ's sacrifice on Apr 27th, 2011
While He was suffering on the cross, Jesus was told three times that He should save Himself.
First by the religious leaders who hated Him.
Then by Roman soldiers who mocked Him.
And then by the crucified criminal who insulted Him.
Selfish people wanted Jesus to do the selfish thing.
But the crucified criminal who honored Jesus [...]
Posted in Christ's sacrifice on Mar 22nd, 2011
It is a very blunt teaching that I read in Numbers 35:33 this morning.
“…murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder.”
Yes, I know that some will say that God decreed this law so that social chaos would not result [...]
Posted in Christ's sacrifice on Dec 16th, 2010
Most Christians, including you and I, spend many hours thinking about who is to receive a Christmas gift and about how much those gifts will cost.
It’s just part of the season to which we’ve become accustomed over many years.
How many hours do we spend, though, thinking about a Christmas gift for God and about how [...]
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Martin Drummond