Category: God’s glory

• Thanksgiving … Remembering God at work

  An olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemane old enough to have given shade to Jesus Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon His name;     make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;     tell of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy name;     let the hearts of…

  Karen S. Roberts

  November 26, 2014

  Christian Walk, God’s glory, Holidays, Hope, Promises, Salvation

  blessings, cross, Jesus, praise, promises, salvation, thankful, Thanksgiving

• Jesus wept

          “Where have you laid him?” They *said to Him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept. So the Jews were saying, “See how He loved him!” John 11:34-36           Jesus knew that his beloved friend, Lazarus, was sick. Lazarus’ sisters, Mary and Martha, sent word to Jesus to…

  Karen S. Roberts

  November 16, 2014

  Christian Walk, God’s glory, Hope

  death, dying, grief, heaven, hope, Jesus

• Life with a Capital L … A review

                  Matt Heard, senior pastor of Woodmen Valley Chapel in Colorado Springs, has given Christians a gift with a capital “G” in his book Life with a capital L.  A moment in the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow forever transformed him. Nikolai Yaroshenko’s painting There is Life Everywhere…

  Karen S. Roberts

  November 15, 2014

  Book Reviews, Christian Walk, God’s glory, Hope

  abundant life, creation, God, hope, life, trials

• How are you honoring your body?

  Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely take care of you and bring you up from this land to the land which He promised on oath to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob.” Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, “God will surely take care of…

  Karen S. Roberts

  November 8, 2014

  Christian Walk, God’s glory, Hope

  body, burial, death, dying, God, grave, heaven, Holy Spirit, honor, temple

• Smiling toward heaven and eternity

   Mama’s about to cross the Jordan River into the Promised Land … Heaven with all the Glory of the Lord About a year ago, I took a six-week course to become a volunteer in the No One Dies Alone program. If patients have no one to be with them while they are actively dying, volunteers who…

  Karen S. Roberts

  October 26, 2014

  Book Reviews, Christian Walk, God’s glory, Hope, Promises, Salvation

  Christian walk, death, dying, eternity, God’s love, heaven, hope, Urgent Whispers

• Waiting to enter the joy of the Lord

  For You are the God of my salvation. For You I wait all the day. Psalm 25:5 Mama is waiting on the Lord. She’s waiting for Jesus to say “Come.” Come to heaven. Come to the joy of the Lord. Come and be healed. Come, I’ll wipe your tears away. Come and see My glory.…

  Karen S. Roberts

  October 22, 2014

  Christian Walk, God’s glory, Promises, Salvation

  death, dying, God, heaven, Jesus, joy, rewards, sickness, Wait on the Lord

• Reverent moments in Rome

              The Sancta Scala (Holy Stairs) are thought to have led to the Praetorium or judgment hall of Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem. Jesus could have climbed these 28 marble steps on His way to His trial before Pontius Pilate. Helena, Constantine the Great’s mother, brought the steps from Jerusalem in…

  Karen S. Roberts

  September 23, 2014

  Christian Walk, God’s glory, Hope, Promises, Salvation

  cruxificion, God, Holy Stairs, Jesus, Pontius Pilate, Rome, Sancta Scala

• The God of artistry

  The heavens declare of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Psalm 19:1 All nature points us to our Creator and His lovingkindness. He is a God of artistry. His touch adds color, texture, taste, fragrance, delight, and pleasure. Bask in His lovingkindness and beauty. His lovingkindness creates…

  Karen S. Roberts

  August 12, 2014

  Christian Walk, God’s glory, Hope

  Artistry, Creator, glory, God, heavens