Blessed Are Those Who Are Not Self-Made

The first line from the most famous sermon Jesus ever preached says this: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God Matthew 5:3 We, like the world, often live as though the opposite is true. We believe, and often act, as though it is the

Godliness Leaves a Longer Shadow

You know how short your shadow is in the middle of the day, and how it gets longer and longer as the day comes to an end. This is true spiritually too. In the middle of our lives it might feel like fearing the Lord and doing what is right

Romans 12:12 How to Maintain Sanity in This World

What a glorious eternity awaits us, but how difficult this world is in the meantime! Jesus is wonderful in every regard, but most of the people on this world seem to lack basic neighbourly love. Heaven is perfect, but this world is most certainly not. How do you maintain some

The Fountain of Eternal Life

The “fountain of eternal life” is a concept often associated with fairy tales at best, or false worship at worst. But, like most things in life, the fairy tales and false worshipers stole their ideas from the Truth. There is a Biblical fountain of life, yes, even a fountain of

Dying but Escaping Death

Death is inevitable ever since sin entered the world in Genesis 3. On the other end of God’s revelation to man, we read this: … Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. … The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.’