Reflections Based on Scripture
Sanctification
Kim Crawford Survey of Romans Spring 2009 Sanctification In the song, Refiner’s Fire, we sing “Refiner’s fire, my heart’s one desire, is to be holy, set apart for you Lord; I choose to be holy, set apart for You my Master, ready to do Your will” (Doerkson, 1990). To be holy and set apart for […]
Spread a little Sunshine
Good and bad can be found in everything and in everyone on this earth. Why not focus on the good in others? You want to tell a story about someone, make it a good one. Be an encourager of others when you are facing them and even when they are not around. Romans 15:1-9, Romans […]
God is in Control
“If clouds are full of water, they pour rain upon the earth.” Ecclesiastes 11:3 Our lives are full of things we have no control over, including the purposes of God. The Lord’s purpose prevails. Every time.
Let Me Be as Gold, Pure Gold
In our society we view aging as a bad thing. We allow airbrushed photos on magazines to make us feel ugly and old. The crazy twist to all of this is that we are missing the beauty of aging. In Romans 6, Paul talks about sanctification. The process of becoming holy. In this process Paul […]
In the Storm
It is so difficult to know what to do during a time of sorrow. We received devastating news last night. We were all shocked and dismayed. How do we handle this? I am reminded of how David never hid his pain and mourning. He cried out to God. God heard his cries. God said David […]
What Love Must Be and Cannot Be
1 Corinthians 13 (English Standard Version) 1 Corinthians 13 The Way of Love 1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2And if I have(A) prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all […]
“God’s love has been poured into our hearts.”
Romans 5:5 (New International Version) 5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
Psalm 23:4 Alive
What God did: I had a car accident Monday. I have known since the accident that it could have been much worse than it was. There was a car in front of me stopped and turning left. There was a car coming up beside us. I stopped behind the car in front of me and […]
Unveiled & Untangled 