Where are my children tonight, I pray Longing for the years of yesterday Their faces so sweet and bright Where are my children tonight? As little babies pure in heart They filled my soul right from the start Seldom crying when hungry or wet They slept all night in their baby beds. They crawled the floors on baby…
Only crumbs to eat, no bed to sleep Life perverted, streets deserted A minute to smile, hours to weep Streets perverted, life deserted… What is life? Sic transit gloria mundi (thus passes away the glory of the world). Reference Matthew 24:35 C. S. Craig January 22, 2010
As my mom turns off the light And says to me, “Good night!” I cannot wait to drift away to the town called sleep And all the little people I get to meet. Then the bells start ringing from the steeple And out come all the little people. Dancing before my very eyes Oh me; oh my! A Prince, a…
Let us dance around the floor once more Nothing left undone Leave your lipstick upon my glass A pledge for us to keep Say no more Farewell – C. S. Craig
Pictures hang upon the walls Unfamiliar names and faces To someone they once belonged In the old empty house. Portraits from times long ago The remains of lives once lived Eyes that follow where ever you go In the old empty house. If pictures could speak And walls could talk Were they happy or sad In the…
Want to worry less? Then pray more. Rather than looking all around you for answers, look up. Rather than looking for someone else to blame, look inward. Inhale God’s Word every day and watch worry go away. Rather than living in denial, make a study of you! If a believer stays in fellowship and another stays in perpetual sin, which…
When I pass by, I beckon to all I am the ages hear my call Crossing horizons far from site In the eve of day I become the night Only God knows the age of my name I never stand still, but remain the same Destined to reach the end is my pleasure Where age has no name and…
Our steadfastness must be based on unmovable facts so that our faith is unshakable: The resurrection is recorded history; the earth turns, completing its circle of warming; the stars still wink from heaven; daily the Word of God completes its assignment and returns to the Lord undaunted. I watch as darkness loses its battle with light, and morning as it…
My iniquities are never hidden in the light of Your Truth. Because of You Lord, I dwell in the hiding place of Your love; soar in the shadow of Your wings; rest in Your mighty hand. From eternity You came – to everlasting You returned – You are everything always and forever – I am dust. You have given Your…
From the dock, the lights seem to dance on the lake Like diamonds to just reach out and take Sounds of night-creatures echo in the wind All becomes quiet as our little story begins. In the little log cabin, George, Laura, Georgia, and Rachel wait with excitement for Daddy to tell his wonderful stories they love so well about…
The nation in shock as the towers fall Looks on the havoc of dust and steel Oh, the horror of radicalism, terrorism, Rising from the ashes see the people’s will. Faith or disbelief Life, not the same to all History repeats the grief Towers rise and fall.
My Lord, teach me of your lovingkindness; make me to know your ways of compassion. Help me understand your forgiveness and believe it is so. You are the God of my salvation. All my hope is in you as I wait and watch for your return, when your voice like a trumpet shall call me out and up. I am…
The often heard term “Mother Nature” is a revival from paganism. It is a derivative of “Mother Earth.” Mother Earth was worshiped by the goddess cults of the ancient Middle East. Nature is not a deity, nor is the earth itself. However, calling Creation “Nature” or “Mother Earth” is deification which deliberately discredits and denies God as Creator. Creation on…
In our attempt to reach the world for Christ, many times we drive the world away from the church by too much solicitation. The church is designed to be an academic classroom. That is the purpose, the calling, and the mandate of the pastor-teacher – to teach the Word! Some pastors will read this study and be offended. Some will…
The unbeliever is like the bird perched upon a telephone line, unaware of the Gospel passing through his feet. When the thunder of my course is silent, I will have passed into peace. During the believer’s confrontations, God pours out His abundant grace so that we may overcome. Woe to the voices who preach “health and wealth” salvation in Christianity. …
Skeptics believe in something, even if that belief is nothing – therefore, there is a believer in every skeptic. World religions are the assimilation of human viewpoint whereby humanity creates their own god and their own salvation. The subject of God as the source of moral authority has more implicating evidence than any other source. A divine source, more than…
DANCING ANGELS By C. S. Craig October 10, 1996 This bedtime story is for children who care About God and His angels everywhere ‘Cause angels are real, sent from above Messengers of God to spread his love. Now, close your eyes so your thoughts can see Listen to my story and imagine with me. Not long ago, on a warm summer…
INTRODUCTION God pre-designed the plan of grace before the foundation of the world; Jesus Christ executed the plan; the Holy Spirit reveals the plan through Bible doctrine to mankind. The word grace and its eternal meaning were forever exalted by the incarnation of Jesus Christ in hypostatic union (which means both God and man simultaneously). The one and only true…
Witnessing is personal evangelism by believers to unsaved mankind – the communication of the Gospel of Christ on the cross to the lost. The believer has a responsibility to be accurate in presenting the Gospel message. Then, the one who hears is responsible to respond or reject. Their choice (volition) determines their eternal destiny. Witnessing is serious because eternity with…
Volition means a personal freedom to choose. God does not and cannot violate free will. Volitional responsibility is the reason for so much suffering and shame in the world. Man knows right from wrong – “The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil” (Genesis 2:17).
