Man is a restless being. He is anxious by nature, as though he were constantly walking three feet away from a cliff. Too frightened to look over the edge, lest it swallow him up, but knowing full well the edge is there: That some terrifying chasm is walking beside him as makes … [Read more...] about Pacing the Cage
Hope
Gazing at Eternity
Gilbert Chesterton once pointed out that there was a time when you and I, and all of us, were once all very close to God so that even now, the colour of a pebble, or the smell of a flower, comes to our hearts with a kind of authority and certainty. They stop us in our tracks as … [Read more...] about Gazing at Eternity
Blessed Assurance
One of the things that accompanies a new babe in Christ is the absolute assurance that Jesus saves and has indeed saved him. That Jesus forgives, and has indeed forgiven him. However, through the passage of time, some slow progress, and numerous falls, some of us begin to doubt … [Read more...] about Blessed Assurance
Pondering God’s Goodness in our Distress
First, read this hymn by Horatio Spafford, When peace, like a river, attends my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this … [Read more...] about Pondering God’s Goodness in our Distress
#17 Jesus and Growing Old
How do you maintain hope, joy and desire when you are staring down the barrel of old age? What do you do when you have reached the summit of physical and mental fitness? Growing older means moving from either hope to hope or else from hope to despair. The Bible is realistic … [Read more...] about #17 Jesus and Growing Old