Growing in Grace

“We all have our own unique path on our time here on Earth. It is quite astounding to see how all the woven threads make a beautiful tapestry that tell our story… of our experiences, lessons, beliefs and memories which…

“Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness.” —Jodorowsky That is why we must be born anew to truly fly freely. When the Son truly sets you free then “your dreams will be bigger than your fears, your…

Copyright 1949byMacalester Park Publishing Company No part of this book may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief excerpts used in book reviews. First Edition—1949Second Edition (Revised)—1952 First Printing—1968,…

I came into my local Hermann, Missouri Post Office the other day with “Wait! Oh yes, wait a minute.” With that clue, they were supposed to guess the NAME THAT TUNE, “Please Mr. Postman,” recorded by the Marvelettes in 1961…

“Yet God forbid that I should boast about anything or anybody except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, which means that the world is a dead thing to me and I am a dead man to the world.” (Gal.…

“For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.” (1 Cor. 2:16) I have been a believer in Jesus Christ for nearly 30 decades. I have been a…

Since we got hacked a few months back, my life on a technical level has been a nightmare. It’s taken months to begin to get the Tentmaker Site back on line and reformatted. The Tentmaker Resources section is still down,…

Recently, I was doing some studying into the various processes in nature that are useful in describing the processes God uses to transform the carnal, fleshy person that we are born as into becoming spiritual children of God. I came…

(Compiled by Robert H. Roberts to supplement his personal spiritual journey.) Death was walking toward a city one morning and a man asked, “What are you going to do?” ”I’m going to take 100 people.” Death replied. “That’s horrible!” the…

The following is some medicine I need to apply to my life on a daily basis.  Perhaps it may be a healing salve in someone else’s life as well. —Gary. Why We Love This Deadly Sin (Staying angry protects us…

In the beginning, the earth was formless and void, but that did not deter the Almighty. He looked into the fathomless depth of its darkness and concluded, “All it needs is light!” Likewise, in the beginning of our spiritual lives,…

One day, a young disciple of Christ desirous of wanting to become all that God had for him visited the home of an elderly Christian. He had heard that this old man had never lost his first love for Christ…

A little boy was telling his Grandma how “everything” was going wrong. School, family problems, severe health problems, etc. Meanwhile, Grandma was baking a cake. She asked the child if he would like a snack, which, of course, he did.…

Terrorists have openly, defiantly proclaimed no city in America will be safe from their attacks. Our own government has warned that these attacks, whether through biological, chemical or nuclear warfare, are a “clear and present danger.” We need God’s mercy.…