Welcome! Pause here for a few moments of respite from the stress, worries, and hurts of life. Many of us were living in a dream world, forgetting the degree to which people can allow their lives to be ruled by hatred and evil. I daily go back to the Scriptures for help and strength; there we are reminded that the true God, the God of love, is still on His throne, and that one day there will be peace and righteousness when His kingdom comes. Actually, His kingdom (His area of rule and authority) is already here in the hearts of those who have submitted to that rule. I hope and pray that you will be one of them, and may this site point you to Jesus, the Prince of Peace. There is living water here. Come and be refreshed. Jesus stands with arms wide open to welcome you.
Sabino Creek photo by Stuart Glogoff, courtesy of University
of Arizona library, showing some of the beauty of Southern Arizona. Although I now live in Florida, the
Sabino Canyon area was one of my favorite places to visit when I was a child.
The key is to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me." (Rev. 3:20 NKJV)
Jesus' on the cross and resurrection from the grave has provided the way for me (and you) to both be forgiven and have (literally) Christ Himself living within us to give joy, peace, and a whole new life. To invite Him into your life, you need only to ask Him, and be willing to turn away from those things that are not pleasing to God. If we want to do this, God will help us. The Bible even tells us of a man who felt his faith was so weak that he said to Jesus, with tears, "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." (Mark 9:24b)
If you would like help in asking Jesus into your life, click on either or both of the following:
A step by step guide:Becoming a Christian
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Spiritual Laws: 4 Laws
Some of the most beautiful flowers in the world grow in a seemingly
barren and arid desert. Perhaps God made it that way to teach us that
He can do something really beautiful in our lives even when everything
seems dry and lifeless.
The connecting link between my need and God's provision is simply,
only, and always.....FAITH. Faith is just believing what God says,
which means that if we don't know what He says, it makes it kind of
hard to have faith. The Bible puts it best: "So then faith cometh
by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (Romans 10:17)
We can get faith if we fill our minds less with the trash of this
world-system and more with the promises, commands, and exhortations
found in God's holy word, the Bible. "And be not conformed to this
world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may
prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God."
(Romans 12:2)
Speaking of desert flowers, please visit my link below to the Sabino
Canyon. Relax and stay for a few minutes, taking time to explore not
only the pathway to the desert wildflowers, but some of the other
pathways as well. Visit for a while, and enjoy the beauty of God's
creation.
Whether it is the new famine in Ethiopia (see worldvision.org), the street children in most Latin American cities (totalling literally thousands of little boys and s learning to fend for themselves in life-threatening situations), or garbage dump dwellers in Mexico City, we (in America) live in a society which largely ignores them, choosing instead to finance the entertainment, lottery, and sports industries with our spare dollars and time.
Did I say it's wrong to go to a ball game? No, you didn't hear me say that, but I do say that as a nation our priorities are all wrong, and if God did not spare his own people from his judgment on greed and other sins, he may not spare America if we do not turn back to him.
Thanks to jet travel and the Internet, there are all kinds of people quite literally
"at our gate." And while we say we cannot do much,
remember that the man in this story only wanted what
was falling to the ground unnoticed and wasted.
Though one does not "earn" heaven by being kind to the
poor, we must not miss the fact that the unrepentant
attitude of the rich man did make the difference
between heaven and hell for him.
Our greatest motivation must be love, which comes
through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the
only Way to heaven. Additionally, God makes many
promises to provide for our needs when we are generous
--e.g. Proverbs 28:27a "He that giveth unto the poor
shall not lack".
We who know Christ also have a spiritual treasure to
share (see above). The ministries below are a few
(among many) which I highly recommend to you for your
prayerful support:
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Scriptures quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright (c) 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
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