Each year, On this very day, You turn the page, And engage With your memories Of the year gone by Inked with your transgressions And your accomplishments. Your next step is into The unwritten year to come. A clean page Waiting to be written upon With the blood of your soul, And Pencil points of […]
Year: 2023
ADVENT JOURNEYS
RELUCTANT GRATITUDE
We can be a stiff-necked people. Sometimes we simply do not like the way God answers our prayers or we become reluctant to choose to embrace the people and events he leads us to. The first step in handling this kind of reluctance is to acknowledge that it exists and then stepping forward with faith, […]
AUTUMN FRUITS
There are fruits of the Christian life that need to be cared for and grown until they become ripe. These fruits are often found in Christians that have worked in their spiritual orchids into the autumn of their lives, carefully caring for each tree and plant. In this series we will talk about some of […]
HOLY MESSAGES
COME
PHILEMON
Philemon is one of the shortest books in the Bible. It is a thank-you letter written by Paul to Philemon regarding Philemon’s servant Onesimus. Paul was in a prison cell somewhere in Rome and no one seemed to be able to find him. Philemon sent his servant, Onesimus, a man of dubious nature, to find out where Paul was in Rome so that Paul’s followers might minister to his needs. And he found him. And it changed his life. Through his developing relationship with Paul, he changed and became a loyal follower of Christ.