Following Christ
“If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him” (John 12:26, NASB1995)
Entries by Mark Demanes, MFT, Ph.D.
Living from His “Perfect”
Everybody sins, they tell us. None of us are or can be perfect, at least not in this life. Of course, this is so, but this dismissal of the perfect obscures a magnificent principle of the kingdom of God for us here on earth.
How to Enter and Abide in Christ Daily
We know we are told by Jesus, in effect, that to accomplish God’s work fully, all we must do is abide (continue, remain) in Christ. But how do we enter into that abiding?
If It’s by Faith and Faith comes by Hearing, then…
If it’s by faith that we move mountains and faith only comes by hearing the word of Christ…then
You Can Live an Extraordinary Life
“He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me and I in Him” (John 6:56).
Perhaps (A Poem)
Perhaps you have hated me because…
Perhaps – (A Poem about Hate and Love)
Perhaps Perhaps you have hated me because of the faint odor of my wicked past, still lingering upon me. Or perhaps it is the memory echoing from your own. Of those that hurt you, and robbed you, and hated you in your innocence and even in your folly. Then again, perhaps you hate me because […]
The Secret to Overcoming is Hidden in Christ’s Death
The secret to overcoming anything is hidden in Christ’s death and resurrection. That overcoming is available to us daily