by Claude Stauffer | May 2, 2023 | Grace, Guilt, Labor, Law, love
“Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy and just and good.” – Romans 7:12 We are surrounded by laws. Laws serve a very important societal purpose; they maintain order and are the basis of convicting and controlling criminals. But some people would...
by Claude Stauffer | Jun 29, 2021 | Christians, love, TRuth
“By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” – John 13:35 Christians are to be known by their love. But the nature of that love should not be interpreted to exclude truth. Love minus truth is not love but merely the soft...
by Claude Stauffer | Oct 15, 2019 | action, Church, Cost, Gospel, Living truth, love, Politics, Power of God, Prayer
“Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin” – James 4:17 Are we doing all we can? Are we doing what we should be doing? There is a cost of doing nothing. You’re on a double-decker city bus, at night, on your way home from a busy...
by Claude Stauffer | Oct 8, 2019 | Ghosts, love, Mind, Occult, Right Thinking, Spiritual Warfare
“Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair on my body stood up.” – Job 4:15 People watch the onslaught of zombies out of the darkness in “The Walking Dead.” They watch the hacking and ripping of zombie flesh and the crushing of their skulls as heroes put off the...
by Claude Stauffer | Sep 17, 2019 | Accusations, Arguments, Figthing, love, Restoration Mercy, Spiritual growth
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you” – Ephesians 4:32 We live in a world where accusations are shot like arrows at an opponent’s heart. These arrows aren’t always based on facts. Indeed, more often than...
by Claude Stauffer | Sep 10, 2019 | Comfort for grieving, God's love, Gospel, Holy Living, Living truth, love, Prayer, Purpose, Revival, Salvation, Tragedy, Will of God
“I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.’” – Isaiah 45:7 “For He does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.” – Lamentations 3:33 “And we know that all things work together...