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"For in [this] hope we were saved. But hope [the object of] which is seen is not hope. For how can one hope for what he already sees?" (Romans 8:24 AMPC) We were saved in the hope that has the Father glorified His Son, He will also glorify us. Hope is to expect with confidence (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). We must be persuaded to expect this with confidence in God. If is here and now, it is no longer hope. Hope is the rope that connects us to the future. Once it is intact, we will surely...

Here is a new free eBook for download titled, "Koinonia: Fellowship in Christ." You can download it for free here: Koinonia: Fellowship in Christ, an Ebook by Dr. Steven J. Bassett It is also available on Amazon here: [URL]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09256BJDD[/URL] for $0.99 right now, but will be free there in a few week's once we go through their price matching process.

Are you afraid to be in the MINORITY? Those in the MAJORITY have never been on the right side. All through Bible times, to the present, this has been the story….repeated time and time again. Noah, Moses & Aaron, Elijah & Daniel were in the Minority. Martin Luther and all the Reformers were in the Minority.

Even as Moses lifted the serpent's image up on the wilderness even so must the Son of Man be lifted up because God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son so that all who believe in him would not die but have everlasting life. John 3:14 & 16. This I know I can say unequivocally and without remorse: God loves you. There is nothing to add to this statement for the love God has for you has nothing to do with your current state, whether good or bad, or righteous or sinful. It is...

MERCY SUNDAY The receiving and giving love and mercy We love always to our fullest capacity. Though at first, it may be hesitant and fearful, to open up to love takes courage. We also love out of need and of course instinct. However, as we mature and our ability to have an open heart develops, we can slowly learn to love others for themselves alone; as rare as that may be. This week in the Catholic liturgy we celebrate ‘Mercy Sunday’. A feast that focuses on the depth of God’s love for...

The Old Testament is indeed God’s intended school master to bring us to Messiah Jesus.* The Law (although not legalistic conformance to it) is good. Despite Israel’s attempts to obey the good, the sin nature within humanity has always caused the sons of Jacob to miss the mark. Paul later pointed out that by extension, the same is also true of the Gentiles: the law of God is known by what is revealed in creation, and even so, the Gentiles cannot now nor have ever been able to obey...

Release Trust in God allows hope to flourish in the darkest of circumstances; a path, freely chosen, a release from self-absorption-BrMD

Eating MEAT has never been the best and healthiest diet, but today, it is more unhealthy than ever before. I LOVE 2nd Hand Clothing Stores such as Salvation Army....but 2nd Hand FOOD???? That doesn't sound appetizing at all! And if you think about it, that is EXACTLY what MEAT is ~ The Animals eat the grains and the vegetables, and then humans eat their meat, getting the grains and the vegetables 2nd Hand.

"And not only the creation, but we ourselves too, who have and enjoy the firstfruits of the [Holy] Spirit [a foretaste of the blissful things to come] groan inwardly as we wait for the redemption of our bodies [from sensuality and the grave, which will reveal] our adoption (our manifestation as God's sons)." (Romans 8:23 AMPC) It is not only the entire creation that earnestly wait for our manifestation, we ourselves groan on the inside all the time. This is because we are now filled with...

Labeling Labeling allows us to disregard the humanity of those, we fear or hate. Freeing us from our shared humanity and suffering-Br.MD

A personal dream.

Living In Trust Trust in God is to be lived, it is a choice, not always easy but the the only way to deep intimacy with God is to let go of fear-BrMD

Human Relationships I believe that one reason that human relationships can be so frustrating is because we unconsciously seek a finite relationship to satisfy the need for the Infinite. The human journey is a difficult one. The further we go from the center, I believe the more chaotic it gets. This is not about ‘religion’, but about a deep spirituality that allows one to live out of one's tradition in a life-giving way for oneself as well as for others.--Br.MD

Did you notice? He did not ask Adam to name the plants but only the creations that have blood flowing through them. God is distinguishing the different life forms He created and the place they are to hold in our spirit, mind, and body. HE is !

"That nature (creation) itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and corruption [and gain an entrance] into the glorious freedom of God's children." (Romans 8:21 AMPC) The nature is in perpetual bondage to decay and corruption. It is going naturally in the direction of decadence. This was not God's original plan, but when Adam and his wife fell into sin, decadence entered our world. It was like a button that was pushed that triggered an atomic bomb of decay and corruption. God's...