“Reality”
A.W. Tozer in his book The Pursuit of God (chapter 4) gives a very practical response to those who challenge objective reality: “What do I mean by reality? I mean that which has existence apart from...
View ArticleUntil Christ is Formed in You
Until Christ is Formed in You by Dr. Jerry Nelson One of the great experiences of life is to hold a newborn child. A sense of awe and even joy moves over us as we look at that infant. But … Continue...
View ArticleWhy do I get up in the morning?
“Knowing why I get up in the Morning 1 Peter 1:3-5 Dr. Jerry Nelson Most of us remember enough of our English history classes to recall the name, King Henry VIII, of 450 years ago. A bit doggerel sums...
View ArticleSuicide
Suicide by Dr. Jerry Nelson Suicide has, I think, rightfully been defined as “the act of willfully causing ones’ own death in order to escape a condition of living that one deems intolerable.” The last...
View ArticleWesley’s Sunday Prayer
The following is an edit of John Wesley’s “Sunday” prayer published in 1733. I have modernized the language and added references to the scriptures Wesley cites or to which he alludes in his prayer. You...
View ArticleYour JOB brings glory to God
Today, I want to remind you of what you may already know but we so easily forget – that is, the significance of the seemingly insignificant. Or said differently: The glory that goes to God in the...
View ArticleShould a Christ-follower date or marry someone who is not?
Should a Christ-follower date or marry someone who is not? Dr. Jerry Nelson www.soundliving.org Because of my love for God, for you, and for anyone you date, who is not a Christ-follower, I urge you to...
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