everlasting splendors
C. S. Lewis grasped the essence of humanity and captured it in these choice words found in The Weight of Glory: “There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal.” He then penned the poignant, biblically accurate fact that each of us will either become an “immortal horror” or an “everlasting splendor.”
the real Jesus
When Peter brought the gospel to the Gentiles, he told Cornelius the story of Jesus. He explained how the Savior traveled throughout Judea healing people and casting out demons, died on the cross and rose again, and then appeared to His disciples and commanded them to tell everyone He was Israel’s Messiah. And right in the middle Peter added, “We were those who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead” (Acts 10:41).
you choose Q: how does the Holy Spirit dwell in a body that still sins?
Q: how does the Holy Spirit dwell in a body that still sins? —Richard
A: Our Creator allowed free sons and daughters to be exposed to a fallen world where randomness and suffering would influence their perceptions. Like the father of the prodigal in Luke 15, He loves us in spite of our sin and longs for our redemption.
God isn’t responsible…
withering grass, fading flowers
Elton Trueblood, noted Quaker author, educator, philosopher, theologian, former chaplain both to Harvard and Stanford Universities, and advisor to US Presidents Eisenhower and Nixon, wrote 33 books, including the provocative The Predicament of Modern Man (1944). In this book, Trueblood warned of the dangers of a “cut-flower civilization.” He wrote, “Beautiful as cut flowers may be . . . they…
bag it yourself?
A few years back, do-it-yourself checkout at US grocery stores was in vogue—but not these days. There’s been a noticeable decline in the usage of the self-serve lanes—down to just 16 percent of all supermarket transactions from a high of 22 percent 3 years ago.
Why? It appears that people enjoy their shopping experience much more when they can have…
Jesus in the cradle
The cradle is means a great deal to me as I consider Christmas. God chose to have Jesus come to earth as a baby, born in a simple place, laid in a cradle. This says to me that God wants us to see Jesus as a real, sweet, wonderful, baby in a cradle . . . drinking milk, eating cereal,…
every creation is unique
When I observe my home garden with attention, I’m amazed to see that although many leaves or many flowers of a plant look alike and conform to a similar pattern, every leaf and every flower is unique in respect of some minute detail. Every creation of God, be it stars, people or leaves, is unique! We are His children and…
the humanitarian veterinarian
Steve Goldsmith is a veterinarian who performs humanitarian work in difficult locations around the world. It’s humanitarian work because in poverty-stricken regions healthy animals can spell the difference between life and death for the people!
Recently, Dr. Goldsmith went on a medical mission to war-ravaged Afghanistan. One family cow didn’t take kindly to being stuck with a needle. The bad-tempered…
no ordinary people
In the book The Weight of Glory, C. S. Lewis makes a stunning claim about humanity. “There are no ordinary people,” Lewis writes. “You have never talked to a mere mortal.” Whoa! Now that’s a welcome thought—especially for those of us who at times feel ordinary at best. Could it really be true that we possess a hidden greatness?
We…
