Reflection for tomorrow, Pentecost Sunday….. “The consolation of the Holy Spirit” is a phrase I have heard from time to time and I had imagined that it is the comfort of the Holy Spirit. But I read a brief essay by Ruth Haley Barton who has written about...
Have you observed situations in which “grace upon grace” preached and given led to indulgence and unrepentant excuse-making …..? Worth thinking about. “Grace doesn’t free us to sin. Grace makes us despise our sin. Grace frees us to obey, and, when we...
I got this message from a former student and friend who asked: Hi Mrs. C, when you get a chance, could you please help me understand this? I randomly came across the scripture in my Bible study yesterday after speaking with a friend about the seriousness of blasphemy...
Speaking of worship….. John 4- Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well in Sychar…. 19 “Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in...
The Holy Spirit distinguishes Himself from all other spirits by His holiness. The Bible uses “holy” in two ways. 1.) exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness. : divine. “Great is the Lord in Zion; he is...
An observer of the Asbury Outpouring asked of another who wrote about it like a farmer measuring rainfall, “How do we discern true out pourings. Is it only subjective/emotional? Many are commenting that the reality of it will not be evident for some time to...
