Reality Reflected
Reality Reflected Blue is the radiance that surrounds His Throne Blue is the sky above the earth Green is the light that encircles His Glory Green is the covering over the earth. – C. S. Craig
Memories
Memories Memories are the ordinances against us And stand before judgment we must Memory records personal histories The secrets and unsolved mysteries All our works both good and bad Memories we wish we never had Oh, but why did we learn so late Not to make the memories we hate The voice that fell on deaf ears Was the wisdom…
Gravelords
Gravelords Death belongs to the grave-lords of the endless night Who chose their tabernacle of ruin minus light. Refusing to believe and give Christ the reigns They now walk in lust-fires tortured in chains. In the glory of self-hood and worldly charms They died alone in ego’s arms. – C. S. Craig
A Cap or a Crown
A Cap or a Crown What will there be to remember When life has passed December When they dig the hole and put you down Was your life a cap or a crown Where are the signs of mountains climbed Where leads the trail you left behind Did fate cast them into the sea Buried deep the same as thee…
Before Time
Before Time God’s thinking was creation Before the beginning of time God must become one of us And enter the world of time God’s thoughts were brace Before the beginning of time Christ must die for us Or cancel the beginning of time God’s thoughts were love Before the beginning of time The name of Love was Jesus The beginning…
Relationships
Relationships RELATIONSHIPS – A WORD OR TWO By C. S. Craig One of the many mysteries of God is the chance encounters that form our relationships, even our destiny. Separate and unique individuals that happened to meet at a place in time, a chance moment that brought them face to face. Eventually, they would become one flesh. She would be…
Meaning
Meaning What is the meaning of words? What is the meaning of meaning? Questions search for answers. Answers create more questions. The cycle is endless because knowledge is an endless river flowing from God, the source of all knowledge. A look at the meaning of words requires the study of numerous categories of knowledge. It requires thought. Thought requires vocabulary….
Grace, Energy, and Light
Grace, Energy, and Light The late Chester McCalley, a linguist of the original languages and expository teacher, in his book entitled The Foundations of Our Great Salvation wrote: “The more Grace is used, the more it increases.” He went on to say: “Appropriating God’s Grace is like having your bank account increase every time you withdraw money.” In John 1:16,…
I Will
I Will There are two wills in life: “I will” and “God’s will.” When we become more important than God, “I” dominates our thinking. When God is more important than self, God dominates our thinking and our lives. “Self is god of our life or God is God of our life. It’s one or the other.” – C. S. Craig C….
Truth
Truth WHAT IS TRUTH? It is not that Christianity is good as much as it is Truth is good. The result of truth is good. “Truth comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.” Truth originates with God. Truth is the criteria for establishing truth. Jesus Christ is Truth. Truth redeemed mankind and the truths of God’s Word…
Left vs. Right
Left vs. Right America’s spiritual heritage is on the brink of cultural disaster. The greatest tragedy is: while the naturalist and the liberal slander and mock the Christian faith, they destroy their own freedom and their own soul by the weight of their own liberal humanism. Christianity can never be annihilated because its Savior (Christ) has risen from the dead….
I am Conscious
I am Conscious I am conscious! I think! I am aware I exist. I choose. Therefore, I am! Because I exist and I had nothing to do with the origination of my existence, there must be a necessity of cause. It is impossible for nothing to become something. Nothing will always be nothing unless something causes nothing to be something….
Learning is Discovery
Learning is Discovery Learning is discovery; Discovery is learning! I have discovered that while the world sleeps, wisdom takes a stroll just before the day-spring. Often, I awake early and listen for her voice and the sound of her footsteps. When she passes, I am swept away to the next adventure. Wisdom and I, dancing together, hand in hand, through…
Convictions
Convictions The Tree of Christ’s Death became the Tree of Our Life. Adam is the only human being who became a sinner by sinning. As his descendants, all of humanity, became sinners by birth. All of us inherited Adam’s sin-loving nature. All of us can inherit Christ’s righteous-loving nature, if we choose… wisely. The Grace of God is free to…
Anthropology
Anthropology The study of man’s origin, history, and destiny in relation to God.
Contentment
Contentment Contentment dwells under silken wings. The earth is quiet, resting in winter sleep. Special thoughts of you are a light of golden flame, one that warms my heart. If I had wings I would fly to high places. In the dawning and the dusk I see loveliness wrapped in beauty. In the light of thought I see beautiful colors…
Hoofbeats
Hoof beats When we are young and gathering strength, the hoof beats of time seem so far in the distant future. As we age, the hoof beats of the future are rivaled by the increasing hoof beats from the past… until they become one. It is then that we understand that life is a race to the finish line. Time…
Wings of Wonder
Wings of Wonder The angels of wonder obey God’s silent voice, and those with wings speak His thoughts to all the earth, whispering love and salvation through Jesus Christ.
Angelology
Angelology The study of God’s first created beings, angels, both fallen and elect. Angels are messengers of God.
Creation
Creation The mountains kiss the sky and the clouds embrace the mountains; the wind whistles and the hills echo it down to the valleys; streams of clear water chuckle in rhythm; bees hum their tune— the flowers receive them in bloom; the birds sing their love songs; the trees of the forest clap their hands—all nature is harmony; … but,…