The Parable of the Christmas Tree

"But since he has no root, he remains for only a season.  When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away."  Matthew 13:21

The Realization of God

"God takes away the sense of responsibility by bringing in the realization of Himself."  --Oswald Chambers

Do You Measure Up?

"Spiritually, we cannot measure our life by success, but only by what God pours through us, and we cannot measure that at all."  

--Oswald Chambers

Labor Day Thoughts

"....Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."  

-1 Corinthians 10:31

Whole Armor of God

"God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it."  

- 1 Corinthians 10:13

Lesson #8

"I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to him in his death."  - Philippians 3:10

Lessons from Gabriel

"Joy is the transformation of our suffering, not the escape of all we have to face."  

-Mark Nepo

May 20, 2008 - June 17, 2019

To Be or Not to Be

"It is not what a man does that is of final importance, but what he is in what he does.  The atmosphere produced by a man, much more than his activities, has the lasting influence."  -Oswald Chambers

New Creation

"If we are going to be ready for Jesus Christ, we have to stop being religious 

(that is, using religion as a higher kind of culture) and be spiritually real." 

-Oswald Chambers

Standing Firm

"But you have this to your credit:  
You hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate."  

-Revelation 2:6

God's Word

"Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." -Psalm 119:105

Balance

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." 

 -Philippians 4:13