by Mark van Straaten | Jan 15, 2020 | Inspiration, Op Ed
Devotional I recently read this awesome devotion based on Eugene Peterson’s book, “Every step an arrival”. The last 2 days of this devotion, Peterson speaks about attending church and about worship. His views really enlightened me. I’ll cover worship in my next blog....
by Mark van Straaten | Jan 4, 2020 | Daily expeience, Inspiration
But not everybody is ready for this, ready to see and hear and act. Isaiah asked what we all ask at one time or another: “Does anyone care, God? Is anyone listening and believing a word of it?” The point is: Before you trust, you have to listen. But unless Christ’s...
by Mark van Straaten | Dec 17, 2019 | Inspiration, The way of Grace
“No chance at all,” Jesus said, “if you think you can pull it off by yourself. Every chance in the world if you trust God to do it.” – Luke 18:27 Miracles! Boy, this has been a subject of my life for all the years I have been a Christ follower. People have...
by Mark van Straaten | Dec 10, 2019 | Inspiration
What? What do you mean Jesus wasn’t born on the 25th of December? Was he born at all? No Christmas Celebration I remember when I was first confronted with this news. A member of our church informed me that they don’t celebrate Christmas because Jesus wasn’t born on...
by Mark van Straaten | Nov 27, 2019 | Inspiration
Check this verse I came across this verse today from Col 3:1-2 in the Message version, “So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground,...
by Mark van Straaten | Nov 23, 2019 | Inspiration
Question? In a recent Vlog I posed the question, are you a rule breaker or a rule keeper? Since then I have given some more thought to this question. I recalled some of my thinking about Jesus and how He broke many rules, even the Law! Can Jesus break the Law? So,...
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