I have Rights!

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." These are some of the most famous lines from the United States Declaration of Independence. Rights! We in the states … Continue reading I have Rights!

Have You?

"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, desiring to build … Continue reading Have You?

Because

This morning as we were getting ready for the day, the radio was playing in the background.  Usually, it is background noise and I am not consciously aware of the talk or the music playing.  However these lyrics sung by Celine Dion (written by Diane Warren) caught my attention: You were my strength when I … Continue reading Because

I AM!

In John’s account of the gospel, there are a number of times Christ describes Himself with “I AM”s.  You can be, He is saying, because I AM.  John 14:10-11.  "I am in the Father." Jesus is God (John 8:24 - I am HE).  He is the Word that was in the beginning with God and … Continue reading I AM!