34And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 35“For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses […]
Author: Nick
I Must Decrease – What a Hard Saying
Say this out loud, “I must decrease.” How about this: “Less of me.” Hard isn’t it. It’s unnatural for us to believe that we should decrease. It’s easier to say “More of Jesus, Less of Me.” or “Jesus must increase. I must decrease.” When we […]
Try Getting Your Hands Dirty
When I was a teenager, my parents got me a job “gardening.” Well, it was mostly just weed pulling at well-to-do homes in Crowley where we lived. The gardens seemed endless and the Acadia Parish heat, unbearable. I credit that employment with my motivation to […]
Rich Men in Heaven
A good friend of mine just returned from Nepal. One of his observations interested me: We were able to spend time in many home churches throughout the city of Katmandu. It reminded me so much of the early church. For them, their relationship with Christ […]
Precious Promises
3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine […]
Rescue
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, Colossians 1:13 You are not hidden There’s never been a moment You were forgotten You are not hopeless Though you have been […]
Small Things
Do you ever think that someday you are going to do great things for God? I have to admit I have often thought that and now, at 70 years old, I still sometimes think it. I suppose there is nothing wrong with that unless I, […]
Getting Things to Work Out
Sometimes things just don’t seem to work out. When that happens I tend to go through a mental checklist. I play Linda Ronstadt’s Poor Poor Pitiful Me a few times in my head. I repeat a few more times, “It’s not me. I’ve done everything […]