NightTimeThoughts

Who ate the last piece of pie?

A mystery in eight parts

How to Become a Christian

Becoming a believer in Christ means to simply take God at His word, to accept what the Bible says about your need of forgiveness and God’s offer through Jesus Christ of salvation. The Bible says:

God loves you and wants you to experience…

The World, the Flesh, and the Devil

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. (Prov. 4:23)

Solomon commands us, under the inspiration of God, to guard our hearts — to take seriously the frail condition of our souls and to constantly seek the…

Losing the Limitations

And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of…

Love in Action

Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed…

Search Me, O God!

O Lord, you have searched me and known me! … Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! (Psalm 139:1,23–24 ESV)

Complete Commitment

Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar! (Psalm 118:27b ESV)

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and…

The Light of the Upright

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous. (Psalm 112:4)

A short little verse, but a wonderful promise from God. The upright are protected by God and light comes for them in times that appear dark to others. John…

The Battle for Our Thoughts

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. (Romans…