How Rich is Your Christ?
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The All-Inclusive Christ
As the semester comes to a close and the stress of finishing papers and preparing for finals sets in, anxiety seems to be inevitable. In the midst of my busy days, I have realized that I need to remind myself to turn to the Lord and remain in contact with Him. In my struggle to […]
Our High Priest
Recently, throughout my seemingly endless bouts of failure and defeat, I’ve been appreciating that I have a High Priest as portrayed in the book of Hebrews. Hebrews 4:15 says, “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all […]
Drink the Living Water
In Jeremiah 2:13, the Lord refers to Himself as “the fountain of living waters.” He is the supply to quench our spiritual thirst. However, the picturesque image that runs through my mind when I hear this term doesn’t always match my experience. When distractions invade our lives, it seems impossible to experience the Lord as […]
My Spiritual Diet
As I’ve been mastering the art of stress eating these past few weeks, I’ve been reminded of the simple cliché, “You are what you eat”. Let me develop this cliché by appending these additional phrases: “You eat what you love. You are what you eat. Over time, you express what you love. ” I’m going […]
Praise the Lord
As a Christian, I have heard the phrase “Praise the Lord” sprinkled here and there. I would hear the phrase as a substitution to thank God after something positive happened. My understanding was that you praise God after receiving a blessing. It was not until this past week that I fully understood the significance of […]
The Name of Jesus
A name is a source of identification. When somebody calls us by speaking our name, we feel inclined to respond. As a Christian, I am learning that contacting the Lord requires me to say His name. When the name Jesus gets brought up, a fleeting image of the cross or a vision of the Bible […]
Christ is in Me
As a student, I am learning to relish the unexpected “Aha!” moments I get while studying. These ephemeral eureka occurrences give me instant gratification and encourage me to forge ahead in my studies. Even more than academic “aha” moments, what I really treasure are my spiritual “aha” moments. Sometimes when I’m spiritually stuck, the Lord […]
Dissection of a Phrase
There’s this peculiar phrase that I pause and hover over every time I encounter it in the New Testament. It tugs at my attention because it translates as a variety of things: intimate, sometimes out-of-place, and a tad secretive, exuding a do-what-now vibe. After a bit of delving, I discovered that this Biblical saying, “inward […]
The Good News
We’ll be posting a new piece every Thursday morning, as our writers chronicle their experience of Christ in Spring 2015. Please check back and/or subscribe to follow our Student Blog. There is something about preaching the gospel that causes my insides to tense up and my whole body to go into a state of panic. I […]