Courageous Grandparenting Blog
by Cavin Harper
Plugged In: Divinely Powered for Life
Part One: FEAR OR FREEDOM? His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness...” 2 Peter 1:3 It is not uncommon for me to encounter grandparents who feel inadequate and wholly unable to relate to the younger generations,...
read more
Our Hope is Built…
“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.” Psalm 43:5 As we look ahead to the end of another decade (it seems like only yesterday we were all embroiled in...
read more
What About You?
“But what about you? He asked. Who do you say I am?” Matt. 16:15 Christmas has once again come and gone, but the question from my previous post about who Jesus really is still lingers, as it will till the day of His return. Who do your...
read more
What Will You Do with Jesus?
“This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed.” Luke 2:34-35 Christmas is upon us. Everywhere houses and business...
read more
Christmas: A Jewish Holiday… Really?
“Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?’” Matt. 2:1-2 I have a dear friend who is Jewish, a follower of Christ, and a pastor of a small Messianic congregation in Colorado. He fervently...
read more
What Kind of Man is This?
“The men were amazed and asked, ‘What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him?’” Matt. 8:27 The account of Jesus’ calming the storm while he and the disciples were in a boat on the Sea of Galilee is not a story you would expect...
read more
What We Believe Matters-Part 7
Absolute #7: The Salvation Gift is About More Than a Ticket to Heaven “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Jim Stovall’s powerful novel, The Ultimate Gift, describes the journey of...
read more
What We Believe Matters – Absolute #6
Only God Can Remedy Man’s Predicament “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 The approach of the holidays is especially significant for followers of Christ because we understand and...
read more
What We Believe Matters – Part 5
#5 of 7 Biblical Worldview Absolutes Man is Powerless to Save Himself “The wages of sin is death...” Romans 6:23 College students gathering in a university student center were discussing various philosophies and religions of the world. After one...
read more
What We Believe Matters-Part 4
#4 of 7 Biblical Worldview Absolutes Every Person is a Worshiper and Longs for Meaning “They [godless men] exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator…” Rom. 1:25 In the immediate aftermath...
read more