“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God” (Psalm 90:2). What an incomprehensible thought, i.e. “from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God!” God has always been and always will be. We struggle to get our head around that concept,Continue reading “The Self-Existent One”
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A Sure Rest
Nothing stokes the fires of covetousness and discontent like holiday advertising! I really didn’t know how unfulfilled my life was until that television commercial roused my dissatisfaction. How quickly sixty seconds can paint needs that did not exist previously! Is this unsatisfied itch for things not true in every one of our lives to oneContinue reading “A Sure Rest”
God is For Me!
We read in the Scriptures that Jesus Christ “is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world” (I John 2:2). Propitiation is a theological term that describes God’s response to the sacrifice of his Son on our behalf. It is the only word among thoseContinue reading “God is For Me!”
The House of Mourning
We read in the Scriptures, “And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good andContinue reading “The House of Mourning”
Giving Thanks to God
This week we want to consider the important exercise of giving thanks to God. I’m sure that none of us would think of ourselves as unthankful, but, really, when was the last time you bowed in prayer and thanked God specifically for something of his unfailing care and provision. If all we can conjure upContinue reading “Giving Thanks to God”
Love Necessarily Involves Others
Paul has been providing some inspired insights to the true nature of love in action in his first epistle to the Corinthians. We arrive at “love…bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” (I Corinthians 13:7). To truly comprehend his teaching here we must remind ourselves that love is always viewedContinue reading “Love Necessarily Involves Others”
The Day of Death
Solomon wrote “A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth” (Ecclesiastes 7:1). What an odd pairing it might seem at first glance of these two statements. Yet the author has a clear truth he intends on communicating if we take the time to reflectContinue reading “The Day of Death”
The Next World
The Scriptures tell us that after Christ was raised from the dead that the Father “set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come”Continue reading “The Next World”
Vanity of Vanities
Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes, “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity” (Ecc. 1:3). He wrote this from the vantage point of what he called “under the sun,” reflecting on his pursuits and relating their summation to his audience. His pursuits, as king in Jerusalem, were limited only by his imagination. He used his position and vastContinue reading “Vanity of Vanities”
Take Time to Reflect
This pandemic has been characterized often by weeks of confinement, restricted gatherings, and social isolation. This is hard on all of us to one degree or another. After all, we are by design and nature creatures of community. But even more so, we are creatures of activity and engagement. The silence that accompanies our inactivityContinue reading “Take Time to Reflect”
From the Chaplain 