A.W. Tozer went home to be with his Lord on May 12, 1963. Several days after his life on this earth ended his final thoughts were published in an essay entitled, “THE WANING AUTHORITY OF CHRIST IN THE CHURCHES”. Below is an abridged version. You can read the full essay Read more…
Jesus wept. – John 11:35 There is so much to contemplate in these two simple words. Why did Jesus weep? Some of the mourners who saw Jesus weep assumed Jesus was grieving Lazarus’ death. Others there criticized Jesus for weeping instead of coming to heal Lazarus while there was a Read more…
In our Americanized version of the New Testament church we often measure a local church’s health by how many people attend services, the number of programs that are offered, and the size of its budget, etc. This should not be surprising as in our society we view the success of Read more…
“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” – Galatians 5:13 I love our country and I thank God we live in a country where we are free to serve and worship Jesus, Read more…
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” – Psalms 42: 1-2 NIV As I was listening to “praise music” recently, I found myself thinking Read more…
“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. Read more…
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a Read more…
“Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and Read more…
Working long hours and being extraordinarily busy has become a badge of honor in our society. The idea that success and fulfillment in life have a direct correlation to the time we invest in our labor permeates our culture. Of course a key reason for this thinking is due to Read more…
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. – James 1:2-4 James has always been one of Read more…