No Christian Secrets
The ancient wisdom. Salvation. You.
The ancient wisdom. Salvation. You.
Whom we set our desires upon is more of a reflection of ourselves than of the object of our desire.
A Children's Prayer in Response to Romans 11:36 - 12:1-2
The Apostle John received something from the Lord Jesus that he shares with Christians in his first epistle. We are little children. John may be, in a sense, a sort of spiritual father to the church. This tenderness for the flock in his care is what he learned from God, and John shares it with the children of God.
"So Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said..."
Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. (James 4:14) Daniel chapter 10.
Normalness in the Christian life is often bitter, often sweet. Failure and success often hinge on motivation.
"He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved." — Ephesians 1:5-6
Bitter age gives way to glory, but we live in this present bitter age and it has tainted me, and probably you too.
I went back and listened to a band that I used to idolize in high school. This inspired me to write this poem making clear references to that band.