I love the beach. Sitting on the warm sand, listening to the waves crash and recede at the shoreline, smelling the briny air, feeling the sun against my skin… it’s all so therapeutic. But one part of the beach that I’m not very fond of are the barnacles encrusted on the rocks just below the… Continue reading The Problem With Barnacles
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Revelation 4:11 Last night I worked in the library at my college. It’s a small library, but it was occupied by several students who were busy writing… Continue reading Worth the Effort
“But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.” -Psalm 73:28 I am a little late, it seems, in getting my New Year’s post up. In all honesty, I wasn’t sure I would write one. But God… Continue reading Nearer, Still Nearer– A Lesson for 2015
“For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” ~Psalm 84:11 Have you stopped recently to just think about God? Have you paused to meditate on His absolute goodness? I have, and I wish I did so more… Continue reading Overwhelmed by His Goodness
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? — John 6:9 He was just a kid with a snack– five crackers and two anchovies. Not exactly the sustenance required by 5,000 men… and their wives… and their kids. “What are they among… Continue reading What Are They Among So Many?
“I can do all things through Christ which strengthenth me.” ~ Philippians 4:13 This is a lesson I’ve been re-learning all week. My assignments at school are piling up, some friends of mine were experience some conflicts, I had two tests and several quizzes…. It’s been crazy. And just about every day this week,… Continue reading I can’t, But He Can
“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying,The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.” ~Revelation 11:15 Last night, Ambassador Baptist College’s chorale presented highlights from Handel’s “Messiah”. I was privileged to be one… Continue reading Even So, Come Quickly
“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” –Colossians 3:17 I met several people in Costa Rica that were inspirational to me. Today I’ll tell you about two of them. The first is Terry Sanders, the blind… Continue reading Are Ye Able
“For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?” -2 Samuel 22:32 I spent the last week in Costa Rica doing mission work with my Sunday School classmates. It was one of the most fulfilling, breathtakingly beautiful experiences of my life. And while I could tell a multitude of… Continue reading On Our Knees
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