"…that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil"
Of the majesty of Creation, you may say? The beauty of the Earth, with the mountains to the sea, Beautiful plains, to the flowering around this wondrous world,Would these make our God sing!? What new song would Jesus break out in joy?The wondrous stars above?To galaxies as far as we can see? Sure, these things... Continue Reading →
I write this because the Holy Spirit has pricked my conscience and I want to do right by my God by following His word rather than my feelings. For some years now I have disagreed with the proclamation that “Jesus is the reason for the season,” or “Jesus’s birth was the first Christmas” and the... Continue Reading →
Speechless, I lay before His throne. Awestruck, astonished, and joyfully amazed! When my eyes were opened, and the clouds were emptied from the skies! Who am I, what am I and where am I going!? Every fiber of my being cries out in a heavenly song, Jesus is Lord! Who is it that persuaded me!?... Continue Reading →
"Prayer girds human weakness with divine strength, turns human folly into heavenly wisdom, and gives to troubled mortals the peace of God." From C. H. Spurgeon, Morning and Evening: Daily Readings 1896. For October 11, 2024. To say what Spurgeon did another way personalizing it, "Prayer infuses human weakness with divine strength, turns my foolishness... Continue Reading →
By Kathy Beardsley, December 10, 2023 There are only two references that mention “the acceptable year of the Lord,” Isaiah 61:2 and Luke 4:19. It is proclaimed in Isaiah and preached in Luke. While trying to discover just what “the acceptable year of the Lord” is, I initially came to a conclusion that there could... Continue Reading →
By: Kathy Beardsley 11/5/2023 Before I understood what follows in this article my answer to the title question would be, "yes, because when a gift is offered we have the choice to take it or leave it." After all Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is... Continue Reading →
by Kathy Beardsley Speaking of himself, the apostle John begins his letter to the elect lady with “The elder.” Within the church, elders are most commonly known as overseers of the church who are often (but not always) elderly in age. Authority is given to them due to their title and or life-long experience. "The... Continue Reading →
A Way that Seemeth Right - from Psychoheresy Awareness Ministries - There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. (Prov. 16:25.) No matter how personable and well-meaning a Christian therapist may be, he/she has been heavily influenced by an ungodly psychological perspective. Psychology thus becomes the tempting... Continue Reading →
Truth with Snares!? 