short thoughts
God has nothing against you
A psychologist named Lawrence Kolberg developed an extensive test to measure maturity in the area of moral reasoning. He concluded that doing good behavior to avoid punishment is the lowest form of motivation to do what is right. Do we simply change our behavior to avoid punishment? Is this what Christian repentance looks like? Is Christianity just one of many means of pursuing moral development? Many Christians have a tendency to believe that... Read more ➜
History of Jeremy
Jeremy was born with a deformed body, a slow mind, and a chronic, incurable disease that had slowly killed his entire young life. Despite this, his parents had tried to give him as normal a life as they could, so they sent him to a private school. At the age of 12, Jeremy was only in the second grade. His teacher, Doris Miller, was often distressed with him. He would fidget in his chair, drool, and... Read more ➜
Just come as you are!
Billy Graham often used a phrase to encourage people to embrace the salvation we have in Jesus: He said, "Come just as you are!" It is a reminder that God sees everything: our best and our worst, and He loves us anyway. The call to "come just as you are" is a reflection of the words of the Apostle Paul: "For when we were yet weak, Christ died for us ungodly people. Now scarcely any man dies for one thing." Read more ➜
