“Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley. During the night the Lord said to Gideon, ‘Get up, go down against the camp, because I am going to give it into your hands. If you are afraid…
Be Not Afraid
Author: Barbara Greenhow
I am a woman in my nineties who has been a believer for almost seventy-five years. My purpose in writing is twofold. I am still working out many issues about what it means to be “in Christ’, and I find that writing things down somehow helps me clarify my thoughts. The other reason I write is to share some of my insights with others who may have the same questions. In sharing ideas and experiences, I think we help each other grow. I am definitely still learning. I am a conservative Christian, but I try to live under Grace rather than Law. I believe that we need to study Scripture vigilantly, because it is one of the two guides we have to the will of God for us. The other is the Person of Jesus Christ, and He is to be our example and mentor as we sojourn here on Earth. With these as our teachers, I believe we can come to live lives which glorify God and effectively share His Good News of redemption and forgiveness.
Earning Grace
A number of my friends are involved in full time mission work. One was making a trip to several different countries to visit with missionaries from their organization to try to assess morale. He found many who were discouraged, and…
Walking With God: A Confession
For the past few months I have not been feeling well. I didn’t know what was wrong, and there was nothing specific to take me to the doctor, like fever or persistent pain of unknown origin. Any pain I had…
Walking with God: Learning Trust
I have been thinking about how often in nature we see a pattern of life coming from death. A seed planted in the ground must die before it can come to life again as a new plant. The bulbs we…
Grace on Grace
“And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace (or “grace upon grace”). For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (John 1: 16) Last Sunday our church family…