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WHAT'S IN A NAME?

When our first child was born, my wife, Terry, and I had not yet been converted to Christianity.   We were both very young, having been married the summer after we graduated from high school.   On the night that Terry went into labor we were still unclear about what we were going to name our new child.   At that time, there were no ultrasound images to reveal the gender of the child, and the fathers were not allowed in the labor or delivery room to support their wives.   So, I was delegated to a waiting room and anxious to hear any news of what was happening with my wife.   As I waited, I picked up a Reader's Digest condensed book that contained the story of Christopher Columbus' life and the discovery of the New World.   When the nurse came to inform me that I was the father of a healthy baby boy, I was overjoyed, and couldn't wait to see my new son and his mama.   While Terry and I were admiring our boy, it suddenly came to me what we should call him...
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FAITHFUL IS HE

"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Faithful is He that calleth you, Who also will do it ." (1 Thessalonians 5:23, 24).   God's salvation is perfect and all-encompassing.  Christ is able to save completely, or as the King James says, "to the uttermost , " those who come to God through Him. (Hebrews 7:25).  Saint Paul's prayer and desire for the Christians in Thessalonica - and for you and me as well - was that we be sanctified wholly , and that our whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless until Jesus returns.    Many Christians are living far below their potential, however.  They are besieged by habitual sins that keep them in a state of guilt, anxiety, frustration, and doubt.  They find themselves overcome by the very things that Christ came to save them from.  Lust, addiction, anger, bitternes...
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SCALING THE MOUNTAINS

"The voice of my Beloved! behold, He cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills.  My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, He standeth behind our wall, He looketh forth at the windows, shewing Himself through the lattice.  My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away." (Song of Solomon 2:8-10).   Most Christians would agree that it is better to enjoy the mountaintop experiences of life than to go through the valleys of disappointment and struggle.   The mountaintops represent the blessings of life, and it is there that we have a clear vision to see where we are now, and where we are going.   Getting there is the problem, though.   We need to ask ourselves, "Just what is it going to take to achieve the summit?"   Mountains are formidable.   They are daunting.   It takes great skill and fortitude to scale a mountain.   Even with extensive preparation and training, it is s...
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