You and I are fearfully and wonderfully made. Here’s scientific proof. You’ve heard of a double helix…right? It’s the best image scientists have come up with, so far, to represent Deoxyribonucleic Acid…also known as DNA. And DNA is scientific proof you and I are fearfully and wonderfully made. Not merely carbon copies of carbon lifeforms. Even the term “carbon lifeforms” contradicts itself. But anyway…let me share … Read the rest…
A guy named David wrote a song saying You Have Given Me Life Who was he talking about? What’s a precept? Have you ever heard of precepts? They’re general rules for life. And in the context of your relationship with your Creator, they’re the only rules that matter. When God says do something or don’t do something, it isn’t because He just enjoys making … Read the rest…
Why would anyone say something like ~ I Am Nothing Am I not important? Does my life mean nothing? Do I serve no useful purpose in this world? The answer to all three of those questions is “no”. But just like King David, in Psalm 16 wrote: ~ O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.” I freely acknowledge … Read the rest…
Life is music to my ears. How about you? Tightly woven into the fabric of my life, God gave me this great and sometimes overwhelming gift of music. It’s been a constant companion even through the years when I had no human constant companion. It’s been my reminder that I’m “wonderfully made“. Music brings me great joy. Life is music to my ears, and my … Read the rest…
Even Hollywood knows about the Lord is my shepherd Bible verse If you’re a Christian, I’m sure you’re familiar with Psalm 23. Little kids know it as – The Lord Is My Shepherd verse. It’s beautiful lyrics to a beautiful song King David wrote to his Creator. You should pause from reading this article of mine, look up the passage, and go through it … Read the rest…
Life carries on no matter what…so are you important? Of course you are! Your significance is measured by the highest standard in existence…God’s love. He created you in His image. And He created you on purpose…to give you life. And that gives you meaning…a meaning you won’t fully understand or comprehend this side of Heaven. You ARE going to Heaven, aren’t you? In case … Read the rest…
Down and out. You’ll find a lot of self-help articles on how to deal with feeling that way. But I’d like to suggest that your “self” isn’t the best place to look for help. In fact, I’d like to suggest you look for what your Creator says about you. When you do, you’ll discover a much more dependable source for how to deal with … Read the rest…
You can probably think of many times in your life when it looked like there was no good way out of your troubles. I know I can. But I’m fortunate to have an ongoing relationship with God. He’s the shield for me against the world. I can’t imagine going through this life without His presence. He can be a shield for you, too. Don’t go it … Read the rest…
Your life is important. Your life is valuable. Your life matters. And those are reasons why you shouldn’t wish your life away. Are you doing that? Well, ask yourself if you wish everything was different. Ask yourself if you wish you weren’t living where you are…or doing what you do for a living…or looking like you do…or anything else you might wish to be … Read the rest…
We’re about to enter that time of year when you’ll hear more about “peace on earth and goodwill toward men”. But do you see evidence of peace on earth? Or doesn’t it seem to be just the opposite? Sure, there may be peace in some small places on earth, but not on the whole earth. In fact, there was only one brief part of … Read the rest…