A farmer knows, the seeds we sow are the seeds we harvest. Except by God's grace, life works that way most of the time. I am deeply indebted to my creator, the one and only true God who gives life to all things by his grace, through his son Jesus Christ. I am grateful for the lessons I've learned from my farming heritage and the privilege of partnering in the cycle of life each new growing season.
What does this passage in John 6:44 mean? “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.” Jesus was stating a simple truth. Without the spirit of God drawing men to himself, no-one could be saved. But salvation is more than being drawn by the Spirit of God’s love. God’s […]
That’s when it happened!”Benjamin felt a tingle move up his spine.
The new moon had completed nine circuits from the time of Gabriel’s visit…the journey on the rugged road, between Nazareth and Bethlehem, found Mary heavy with child.
The poignant memory of their forefathers’ humbling, achieved it’s dramatic effect…
The meteor, burst into view. Streaking across the velvety sky; It’s wake, a fiery tail of cascading embers.
Beads of sweat on Mary’s brow plastered wisps of hair to the sides of her face…the new life growing in her womb had no regard for their need of shelter…
Rome’s greed, and the lust for power of Caesar Augustus, had made him a useful instrument for God’s purposes.
She was to be pregnant; not by normal earthly means, but God himself would be the father.
And so began, the dangerous journey of the Magi.
The tender emotion loosened the knot in his chest, but ended abruptly when the reality struck…She was dead!