Trust Fall ∙ Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. – Matthew 24:12 Ecclesiastes 8:11 When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong. 2 Timothy 3:12-14 12 Indeed, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will beContinue reading “Trust Fall ∙”
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The paradox of pain ∙∙
The paradox of pain ∙∙ For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! – 2 Corinthians 4:17 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond allContinue reading “The paradox of pain ∙∙”
Serve good ∙
Serve good ∙ Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone. – 1 Thessalonians 5:14 1 Thessalonians 5:14-18 14 We urge you, brethren, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patientContinue reading “Serve good ∙”
The everywhere-nowhere future ∙
The everywhere-nowhere future ∙ Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and no one will even think about the old ones anymore. – Isaiah 65:17 2 Peter 3:12-13 12 Looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the heavens on fire, and theContinue reading “The everywhere-nowhere future ∙”
Rising hope or looming catastrophe ∙
Rising hope or looming catastrophe ∙ We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one. – 1 John 5:19 Habakkuk 3:3-5 3 I see God moving across the deserts from Edom, the Holy One coming from Mount Paran. His brilliant splendor fillsContinue reading “Rising hope or looming catastrophe ∙”
Dr H Reflections 