About Ascent to Grace Ministry
…dear ones, rejoice as you grow in faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Be encouraged, for God’s great peace and love are with you. 2 Corinthians 13:11 (paraphrase) … encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone … encourage one another with...
For Five Hundred Dollars…
Several years ago, I was at a Christian Writer’s Conference. One afternoon, the conference director offered an opportunity for attendees to relate any stories of how God had been working in their lives. Kay Marshall Strom took her turn and told this wonderful story....
On a Stormy Night
On a Stormy Night Once a kind-hearted man, wise but poor, lived in a tiny hut. One rainy night he had just returned from a hard day's work and was warming himself near the fire on which he had cooked his humble supper. Suddenly there came a knock at the door. A man...
Thomas Merton
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. ...
St. Augustine
Almighty Father, and so fill us with your love, that by forsaking all evil desires we may embrace you, our only good. Show unto us for your mercies’ sake, O Lord our God, what you are unto us. Say unto our souls, ‘I am your salvation,’ speaking that we...
PRINCIPLES of PRAYER
PRINCIPLES of PRAYER Dr. Craig Blomberg As Christians, we all pray, some more than others. The Bible tells us to, and in obedience, we attempt to honor God's commands. But do we truly pray biblically? Do our prayers follow the patterns and...
My Daily Prayer
I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. -John...
The Otino-Waa Creed
The Otino-Waa Creed I am a special child of God, chosen and saved for a unique purpose. My life has been difficult, but God has been and will be with me. I have my own guardian angel who watches over me. It is not my fault my parents are dead; I will miss them until...
AM I A STONE?
AM I A STONE? Christina Rosetti Am I a stone and not a sheep, that I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy cross to number drop by drop Thy blood's slow loss and yet not weep? Not so these women loved who with exceeding grief lamented Thee. Not so...
I Am . . .
I Am . . . I am who I am. Sometimes it feels like it is not okay to be me, when I hurt and when I cry, when I am a child alone, unloved. That is how it feels . . . It is not okay to be me. It feels like I have to be someone else . . . but I don't know who...