Key of promise, come, O Messiah, Promised one: To open every eye sin blinds, To loose the prisoner from his binds, To open each lock of despair, To free us from each heavy care, And then be found at last, Inside our heart's lock clasped, As we in yours are ever treasured With greatest love …
Where is he, the promised seed? Where is the ram, the great I AM? Where is the priest who will intercede? Where is he, the prophet true? Where is the one, David’s greater Son? Where is the babe who was born this day? Where is he, born the Jewish king? Where is the child, a …
Books and blogs abound with tree metaphors for the Christian life. Yet, both old and new ground needs regular tilling, so whether these six ideas are novel or not, I hope they prove useful. 1. Roots bear fruit. Being rooted in the Gospel leads to the fruit of the Gospel. That’s why Christians need to …
The Apostle Peter understood what it meant to be saved through the midst of waters (1 Peter 3:20). Follow me on this brief journey below, and you’ll see the saltwater theme of this fisherman from Galilee. Called by Christ from the Sea Peter’s first encounter with the One whose call would change his life began …
Christmas is the most unusual birthday the world celebrates for many reasons. One reason that became more apparent to me as I studied the Bible this year is Christmas’ connection to the image of Christ as the Lamb of God. My discoveries of this image followed something of a journey, as you’ll see below. The …
You are the Light which guides my way,The Bread that satisfies my need,The water which washes awayMy sin, the Shepherd who will leadMe safe, the Door and the Way ofEverlasting life, the Truth whoSets the captive free, who for loveDied, crucified on the cross, toBear the wrath that was due my sin,The Vine in which …
In one of the most famous English-language stories of all time, you’ll find a scene where two characters are moldering away in a dungeon, guarded by a ferocious giant. They got into this predicament because they left the path, which, as anyone who has read a children’s book or fairy tale knows, is always a …
