Posts by Pressing On Together

MegRichardsPhotography.com I am stunned at the effort made by cross-country skiers. Many (most?) of the top finishers collapse after they pass the finish line, gasping for air, unable to stand. They gave it all. I’m stunned and I’m convicted. Do I work that hard at anything? At the 2018 Olympics, the USA ladies cross-county team…

MegRichardsPhotography.com Mission Impossible Did you ever watch that TV show, Mission Impossible? Yeah, yeah, I’m dating myself. The theme was a covert group fighting evil governments, dictators, etc., etc., etc. The recorded instructions self-destructed after playing the tape. And the covert group were told if they were captured or killed, the Secretary would deny any knowledge…

nasa.gov Believers in Christ are told about their future. In this world, we will be sanctified, becoming more and more like Christ. (1 Peter 1:2) We are blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3) We’ll be glorified in heaven, presented by Christ to the Father holy and blameless and beyond reproach. (Colossians 1:22)…

Onomea falls. Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden on Onomea bay. Harry Durgin The love of God for His adopted children (Ephesians 1:5) is incomprehensible. He is holy and we are not. Yet He chose to save us, declaring us righteous, and now working to make us into the image of Christ. (Romans 8:29-30) In this world,…

Landscape Arch Utah Christians’ goal, our goal, is to press on towards Christ-likeness. In order to press on, we must forget what lies behind. We must not rest on past successes or let past sins haunt us. We thank God what whatever successes we’ve had. We must confess and repent of our past sins. We…

God forgives God forgives our* sins when we come to saving faith; when we repent and believe in Jesus Christ. When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of…

AJewish lady and I talked about spiritual matters when we shared a physician’s waiting room. Just as she was standing to respond to the nurse’s call, she said: “I know there is no forgiveness.” Alas. I did not see her again, and I pray someone will talk to her about forgiveness in Christ. It is…

Fog! The Gulf of Mexico is out there beyond the buildings! And the Laguna Madre in the foreground. The Book of Judges contains one awful story after another. But they started well. Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders who survived Joshua, and had known all the deeds…

Harry Durgin: Sunset behind Mauna Loa; Mauna Loa road (near 9,500′) 7 December 2021 – 5:15pm Newborn Jesus, Mary’s son, was (and IS) eternal God. Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which translated means, “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23) Mary, as the song…

tornado-noaa.jpg I just watched video of the devastation in several states from tornados and straight winds. They don’t know yet how many people lost their lives, but it appears to be more than 100 in five states. Folks went to bed, or to work, but didn’t make it until the morning. We have NO guarantee…