The Builder

The Builder

He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.  He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.  Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children...
Light!

Light!

There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John.  He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe.  He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.  The true light that gives light to...
Light and Life

Light and Life

In him was life, and that life was the light of men.  The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. John 1:4-5 (NIV) John tells us in no uncertain terms that Jesus was and is the Creator God who made the universe from nothing.  He and the...
Who Do You Say that He Is?

Who Do You Say that He Is?

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. John 1:1-3 (NIV) People from the early days of the Church all the way...
Never Ashamed

Never Ashamed

I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. Philippians 1:20 (NIV) I always have to remind myself when I read Philippians that it was...
No Camping on the Shoulder

No Camping on the Shoulder

I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.  Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.  I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first...