By: John Stonestreet and Dr. Timothy D. Padgett *In this Colson Center Article John Stonestreet and Dr. Timothy D. Padgett give us several meaningful ways to celebrate this Advent Season and why. Enjoy! Blessings, Ed 😊 The season has begun. Specifically, the season of complaining that the world has forgotten “the reason for the season.”Continue reading “The Reason for the Season (of Advent)”
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It Is Well. Even When It Is Not.
*This 15th of the month rather than a devotional by Sylvia Gunter, I’m offering a timely message from her daughter, Elizabeth Gunter Powell. She writes with similar passion to her mom. Enjoy! Blessings, Ed 😊 As many look forward to this season with great joy, there are just as many who wish the holidays wouldContinue reading “It Is Well. Even When It Is Not.”
God’s Goal
“The Lord isn’t really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, He is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.” (2 Peter 3:9 NLT) In general terms a goal is an aim or purpose, a desired outcome, but often we enterContinue reading “God’s Goal”
Who Would Be Changed?
“One day Jesus told His disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. ‘There was a judge in a certain city,’ He said, ‘who neither feared God nor cared about people. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, saying, “Give me justice in this dispute with myContinue reading “Who Would Be Changed?”
Inoculation or Transformation? (Part 2)
“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes. God decided inContinue reading “Inoculation or Transformation? (Part 2)”
Inoculation or Transformation?
“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind He will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship Him. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of thisContinue reading “Inoculation or Transformation?”
Be Not Deceived
“Don’t be misled – you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. So let usContinue reading “Be Not Deceived”
Cowards
“But cowards, unbelievers, the corrupt, murderers, the immoral, those who practice witchcraft, idol worshipers, and all liars – their fate is in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” (Revelation 21:8 NLT) Cowards aren’t cowards because they have fear, they’re cowards because they let their fear prevent them from doing whatContinue reading “Cowards”
Quiet Faithfulness
“Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. God will make this happen, for He who calls you is faithful.” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 NLT) We live in a noisy world. There isContinue reading “Quiet Faithfulness”
The Politics of Heaven
“God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for Him; God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.” (Matthew 5:5, 10 NLT) According to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary “politics” is “the art or science of government: as a: the art or science concerned with guiding or influencingContinue reading “The Politics of Heaven”
Walking With Jesus 