Audio Version Listen to an audio version of this post. Text Version From “Christ is Everything to His Followers.” Used also at Belhaven University and in counseling and prison ministry. We gave an overview of the Old Testament (“OT”) book of Nahum elsewhere in class. Now let’s look at just one verse in three bites. It’s a favorite Scripture …
Safe in Christ (Part 2)
From “Christ is Everything to His Followers.” Used also in counseling and prison ministry. Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; He is my God, and I trust Him. (Psalm 91:1-2 NLT) In …
Safe in Christ (Part 1)
Excerpt from “Christ is Everything to His Followers.” Used also in counseling and prison ministry. If you make the LORD your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home. For He will order His angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with …
One Day At A Time
Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me!…Praise be to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens….You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. (Psalm 66:20; 68:19.35) A Bumper Sticker Today I saw the “One Day At A Time” slogan again …
Rule #6
Used at two prisons, Belhaven University, Christ E. P. Church, and in counseling. It may be helpful to you personally or in ministry to others. Ben Zander (in The Art of Possibility) tells of two prime ministers discussing political business. Suddenly a staff member bursts into the room, shouting and stomping. The host prime minister cautions: “Peter, remember Rule #6.” …
Jesus, Hurricanes, God’s Power & Peace
Christ will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, And a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain. (Isaiah 4:6) Hurricanes Hurricane Harvey in 2017 was an extremely destructive Atlantic hurricane that caused catastrophic flooding in southeastern Texas and Louisiana. Many areas received more than 40 inches of rain and Harvey is the wettest …
The Blue Marble & Hurricane Harvey
(Excerpt from teaching and training classes, used also in pastoral counseling and prison ministry) If the Lord had not been on our side…the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, the raging waters would have swept us away….Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. (Psalm 124:1-4,8) This …