Inside That Refiner’s Fire
As we steady ourselves in the midst of God’s holy Presence, pure gold is our vision, beyond the trembling. The solemnity of worship sees us throw up our choruses to our Father, to the Saviour who bought us, to the Spirit that rides with us, daily.
Free on line tarot readings are not difficult to find. Sites exist where you can push a button and up pops the cards for you along with some kind of explanation. Now it is up to you to decide what it means. Are you up to the task? This article will show you what to expect from your free on line tarot reading.
Sacred Threads – Coats of Many ColorsI’ve been re-reading a translation of the Shiva Sutras, an text from the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism. One of the sutras reads, “Nothing exists that is not Shiva.”
Hand All Your Problems To God And Be Free“Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” This is a quote from 2 Corinthians 3.17 which reminds us of the liberating quality of faith. We are so wrapped up in worrying about the behaviour of a minority of priests, or the conflicts in our churches, that sometimes we forget this simple truth: God equals freedom. We have only to hand all our problems over to Him, and we are free. But how does this work in practice?
By Jesus Stripes You Were HealedA lot of people see healing as something God has to do but healing is something that you receive. The scripture say “By whose stripes ye were healed” (1Peter 2:24). This is not a promise a promise would put it in the future. God sees you as healed right now and when you believe you are healed inspite of what your body is telling you then you are ready to receive your healing.
As I watched the crew learn how to work together I knew that what I was looking at was a symbol that I would write about, but where was the rest of it? What did it mean to me? Two weeks went by and I still didn’t have a clue until one morning while out jogging, it all clicked into place and I started laughing.
The Foolishness of God – Our Greatest BlessingBe a fool for God? Sometimes we need to be. Certainly the world will see us that way, and our real trouble is most of the time we’ll believe the world and not see how we’re overcoming the world when we simply laugh quietly within ourselves at it.
The Biblical Safeguard – Preaching the Message Loud and ClearThis safeguard of preaching and hearing the gospel is good, but when it’s heard ‘repetitively’ – to the temptation of wearing out our welcome and perhaps getting bored of it all – we see the devil’s trick. In our right and wise minds we listen with obedient intent, clamouring past the thought of how at times ho-hum it is.
The Commonest Killer in the Bible and In LifeDesires are normal. We have the healthy desire to eat, drink and even to make love to our partners. But the motioning of life often pushes our intent beyond reason. This is the aberrant desire; it goes beyond God’s safe boundaries.
The Remarkable Patience of JesusJesus is heard to repeat himself many times as we read the gospel accounts, and we’re certainly given the impression that the disciples are a bit thick. There is no real difference between them and us in all reality – we’re all a bit slow on the uptake with God.
The Importance of Prayer – A Must for Christian BelieversWhy should a Christian pray? How often should I pray? These questions and many more are constantly heard from people. Some people wonder if there is really any need to pray. This article is to emphasize the importance of praying to a Believer and is listed in no particular order.
Isaiah talks a lot about peace; a general word search reveals it’s mentioned twenty-five times in the Today’s New International Version. But of those passages this is the one that attracts the eye of the one searching for a way to peace.
