Recently I was able to get back to church again for the first time after an extended time away. I had been dealing with a variety of physical problems which had made it impossible to get out and it was…
A Conscious Faith
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.
In Heavenly Love Abiding
To abide: Old English word signifying progressively to “await”, “remain”, “lodge”, “sojourn”, “dwell”, “continue”, “endure”. One of the first hymns I ever sang as a soloist (a lifetime ago) was, “In Heavenly Love Abiding”: In heavenly love abiding no change…
Passing of the Baton of Truth
When I was a small child my greatest joy was reading, and I was seldom found anywhere but with my nose in a book. My parents indulged me by giving me books for Christmas and birthdays and I soon accumulated…
Metamorphosis
When I was first saved I entered a world which was very new to me. I hadn’t come from a Christian home. My parents were good, decent people who believed that there is a God, and so they sent me…
A Relational Faith
During a recent conversation with one of our elders about the differences between the way my generation worships and the way the younger folk worship, he made a comment that younger people are more experiential and relational in their faith. …