Critical Points On Salvation The Cross is the Centrality of Life Philosophy insists on the power and virtue of man by reason. World religions promise favor by the gods for virtuous acts (people earning favor from the ‘gods’). Christianity on the other hand is God’s plan for the human race, which has three phases: Phase One: God provided salvation for…
Bridge of the Cross In an old picture once, I saw a bridge of the cross People were crossing safely over a great chasm fixed Far, far below were the flames of a bottomless pit. I searched for years to find that painting again My yearning for it shall never end Till the day I cross it to my heavenly…
Wolf Cry The forest trembles, the sands shift Water plunges from the cliffs Stars shoot across the night skies In the distance the wolf cries And knows not why – C. S. Craig August 15, 2004
Grandma and Grandpa’s House “Grandparents help us with zippers and shoelaces and stuff like that. They send birthday cards with money, too.” When I was a kid, I loved going to grandma and grandpa’s house. When we arrived they were always waiting with open arms, hugs and loves, and lots of attention. Yes, that’s it… we got lots of attention….
Where Are My Children Tonight? 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…
What Is Life? 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
The Town Called Sleep 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…
Say No More 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
The Old, Empty House 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…
Tidbits of Wisdom 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…
The Age of My Name 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…
Unmovable Facts 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…
Your Cross, My Cross-Over Place 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 angels…
The Place in the Dell 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…
The Nation in Shock 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.
Teach Me, Lord 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…
Mother Earth? Nature? 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…
Tithing – Taxation or Legalism? 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…
Christ is Truth 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”…
Atheism/Skepticism 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 any…