Posts tagged “Heaven”
When you’re in the valley, think of the glory
Our lives, with rare exceptions, eventually pass through a valley—a difficult and wish-it-were-over season of life. Four big categories of such valleys come to…
Eternal grip
My daddy was my hero. When I was young, I loved holding his hand on summer walks. He was big, strong, and had a…
No ambiguity
Not long ago I watched a movie called Blackbird. The story revolves around a woman who is suffering from a physically debilitating illness that…
Is your name getting called?
My son loves football, so NFL Draft Day is a big deal in our house. Who’s going first? Who was supposed to go early…
Better than you deserve
Years ago, a Christian named Dave was diagnosed with a brain tumor that would kill him seven months later. His wife, Sharon, would sit…
Exult every day!
Note the word in the title: Exult, not Exalt. To exalt something is to raise something in esteem. Certainly, we can exalt our Savior-God…
Church is a chance, not a chore
The founding pastor of my church often said, “Coming to church isn’t a ‘have to.’ It’s a ‘get to.’” I like that. I suppose…
Make me the cotton
One night at a mission in Africa, the pastor overheard one of the native people praying. The prayer was simple but strange. The person…
Joy of salvation
“For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of…
In it to win it
“Do you not know that when runners compete in the stadium, they all run, but only one receives the prize? Run like that—to win”…
Being a Christian is hard!
“Why is my life as a Christian so hard? It wasn’t this hard before.” That has been spoken or thought by many new Christians….
You are the plan
There is an old legend—and I stress it is merely a legend—that illustrates a good point. The legend is that after Jesus ascended into…