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When you are in an especially beautiful or loving time, or when you know you have pleased God, or when you see a spectacular view of earth or the universe, you may have had a momentary chill. Or you may get a chill when you see evil, sensing God’s wrath. Soul Shivers I’m speculating, but…

The first Sunday in 2025. Brethren, … one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13–14) What do we need to forget about 2024 (and earlier)? What do we…

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come. (Revelation 4:8b) Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory. (Isaiah 6:3b) Our Holy God is totally above and separate from His creation. God is truly incomprehensible. Our…

The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:10–11) And suddenly there appeared with the angel…

Love your enemies. (Matthew 5:44) Love your neighbor as yourself. (Luke 10:27) Love other Christians. (John 13:34) “Love” in each of these is agape love, the love of decision, choice, will. Agape love isn’t emotion, it is obedience. The Bible has a lot to say about each of these! Study. Believe! Pray! Obey! Family Christmas…

Prepare for Christmas – Part 2 Our Savior was born, lived, and died in humiliation. The eternal Son of God, the Word of God, voluntarily humiliated Himself in submission to the Father, took the form of a bond-servant, was born a baby, obeyed to the point of death, even death on a cross. (Philippians 2:6-8)…

Christmas is coming. The King is coming. Are you ready to meet Him? Repent Jesus started His ministry with “Repent for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 3:2); “Repent and believe in the gospel.” (Mark 1:15) Christ came to call sinners to repentance. (Luke 5:32) If you haven’t yet agreed with God that…

Joy At Thanksgiving Joy? Now? Don’t you know the problems I have? The sorrows I bear? My unsolvable difficulties? Yep. But, for the Christian,*  joy is not only possible, joy is commanded. Jesus is Joy These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may…

When I lost my job, the Lord made it clear that I had been reassigned. He had to take me out of my company in order to bring me into a new set of responsibilities. He brought us out from there [Egypt] in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He…

Yes! God is love. (1 John 4:8) God is love, but He is not only love. Those who think that He is only love are apt to think God would never condemn them (for example). Instead, all God’s attributes work together all the time. While He is never not loving, He is also never not…