“I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight paths for Him.'” “After me there comes One who ranks ahead of me, for He was before me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.” “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away …
Continue reading The Joy and Death of the Friend of the Bridegroom
“Do not judge. For with the measure with which you measure, it will be measured back to you.” “If you do not forgive others, neither will your Father who is in Heaven forgive you your sins.” What if forgiveness is something more, but never less, than the remittance of punishment deserved for wrongs? What if …
Continue reading Why Those Who Will Not Forgive Cannot Be Forgiven
“When He received glory and honor from God the Father, this declaration was made to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.” We ourselves heard this declaration from Heaven when we stood with Him on the mountain. So we have the prophetic word made more sure, …
The Soldiers looked around and caught A man named Simon from Cyrene Simon then came forward trembling From Rome's command he could not run The Man who stooped beneath the cross Then looked on Simon from Cyrene And Simon felt at once His eyes In return Simon met His gaze The Soldiers called him King …
Silmavalien was the name of a girl of about thirteen. She lived in the small village of Treas in the rich land north of the proud city-citadel of Kranah in the kingdom of Silrah. One late summer afternoon she sat in the village square with the rest of her family, tired, hot, and exhausted after …
Continue reading The Legacy of Queen Valiena and Dragon’s Mystery: An Excerpt
Cassian Shearin Muireal was a slender girl of nine years old. She had soft, thin, blond hair and hazel eyes. She was generally energetic and aware of her surroundings, but there was nothing particularly unusual or spectacular about her or her three-years-older sister, Amrath Shearin Muireal. Amrath was built about average. She had dark brown …
What if, when Jesus said, “They neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels in Heaven,” He was not denouncing any possibility of an enduring union between a man and a woman, but declaring that what the Saducees (and doubtless the Pharisees also) called 'marriage' had nothing to do with real …
Continue reading What Does Being Like Angels Have to Do With Marriage in Heaven?
God rewarded Job. For what? For speaking rightly of Him, while his companions had not spoken rightly of Him. Now in what did Job speak rightly of God? The writer of Hebrews commends to us the 'patience of Job'. In what was Job patient? Job certainly did not endure suffering without complaining about it, for …
Continue reading Job: Patience in Faith – Demanding the Goodness of God
“Eye has not seen, nor has ear heard, nor has it entered into the mind of man, what God has prepared for those who love Him.” “I have come that they might have life, and have it to the full.” “Father, I want them to see My Glory, the Glory I had with You before …
“My soul exults in the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for He has had regard for the lowly state of His handmaid. From this day on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is His Name. His mercy is upon …
Continue reading Call Me Blessed, for the Mighty One Has Done Great Things for Me
Enthralled By Love 