LIFE IN THE BALANCE: Living in Its Source
Life’s what it’s all about! The desire to live is inherent, whether in the present or in the future. That’s why essentially every religion that was ever fabricated by the human mind promises some form of rewarded supernatural… Read More
LIFE IN THE BALANCE: Hearing Its Source
I know that life is good. It has to be. It was created, and everything the Lord God created was good. [Gen. 1:31] The author of Genesis illustrated the Source of life to the reader through the image… Read More
LIFE IN THE BALANCE: Knowing Its Source
Look carefully. Because the most effective counterfeit is the closest to the truth. Whether it’s currency or ideology, every good fraud requires an adequate level of authenticity in order to make it believable. In fact, history confirms there’s… Read More
A Sufficient Degree of Separation
How important are my choices of friends and business partnerships? Probably more than I realize. The apostle Paul told the church of God which [was] at Corinth, with all the saints who [were] throughout Achaia: Do not become… Read More
Enduring the Wilderness Road
Some roads cost more to travel on than others. But when a man chooses to place himself and his family under the reign of the King, Jesus Christ, I’m convinced that decision was made from a deep sense of… Read More
Sustaining the Covenant Temple
The physicality of human creation is often taken for granted. This incredible combination of skin and bones complete with living, regenerating cytoplasm is the only medium of existence available to the man determined to keep himself alive and… Read More
Common Sense and the Slipperiest of Slopes
I’m terrified when I hear about someone who’s succumbed to sexual immorality. That’s because I know that I’m every bit as vulnerable to illicit sexual temptation as any man who ever lived. And while the formula for victory over… Read More
Birthright Through Redemption
I never used to think about inheriting anything. And I’m sure that’s because I never had to want for the necessities of life growing up. But even as a young adult, the hope of inheriting a vast fortune never… Read More
The fruit of Persistent Labor
If I’d actually owned anything besides my ’68 Ford Mustang, I surely would have wagered it. Because when I was twenty-two years old, nothing could have convinced me that I’d someday write a post about the impact my new… Read More
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Posted: October 27, 2017 by cjournalme
The Art of Becoming
It’s finally arrived. That long-awaited aura of “getevenwithemism” is gaining ground in the American culture today. We’re quickly regressing to what many of us remember to be a more comfortable era when we didn’t have to walk on… Read More