by Whitey | Mar 9, 2013 | Thoughts
John 12:42-43: “Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved human praise more than praise from...
by Whitey | Mar 8, 2013 | Thoughts
John 12:25: “Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity.” This is hard. There’s so much I still want to see and do and experience. What about my needs? What...
by Whitey | Feb 27, 2013 | Thoughts
“As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light. I will be patient as...
by Whitey | Jan 24, 2013 | Thoughts
“Go, and sin no more.” Jesus said this kind if thing a lot. Yes, He forgives sins. But it’s not because those sins are OK. He forgives because He loves us, and because His sacrifice paid the price. When we come to Jesus for forgiveness, it needs to...
by Whitey | Jan 15, 2013 | Thoughts
“You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.” (John 5:39, 40 NLT) Scripture is important because it helps us connect with Jesus. Yet it is possible to...
by Whitey | Jan 15, 2013 | Thoughts
“あの方はますます偉大になり、私はますます力を失う。” (ヨハネによる福音書 3:30 JLB) このヨハネは、いいお手本だ思います。でも、 ものすごく大きいチャレンジですね。本当に自分のためではなくて、イエス様の栄光のために活動していました。イエス様中心の生活でしたね。しかも、喜んでそのように生きていました。 私もイエス様中心の生活にしたいのです。そんな一日がありますように。そんな今年がありますように。そんな人生がありますように。 “He must become greater and...
