by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 7, 2019 | assumptions, Bible reading, Bible study, first love, knowing and understanding God, salvation, sanctification
Knowing Christ for 52 Years This past October 1st, I celebrated my 52nd anniversary of becoming a Christian. On the morning of October 1st, 1967, at the age of 18 (you can do the math), I heard the good news, the Gospel, that I didn’t need to earn God’s...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 19, 2019 | God's questions, grief, heaven, knowing and understanding God, salvation, sanctification
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. –I Corinthians 13:12 I was heartbroken hearing of the death of my friend, Jennifer Kennedy Dean. Jennifer joined Jesus in heaven on Wednesday evening, June 12th, 2019. She was a powerful example of...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 24, 2018 | anxiety, atheists, doubt, evangelism, Pure-Hearted, salvation, sanctification, worry
Bye bye sacrificial goat. Hello forgiveness. Does that sound strange? Are you wondering what in the world I’m referring to? Over the past few years I’ve been learning more about how the Old Testament refers so clearly to the coming Messiah, Jesus, and yet...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 6, 2018 | anxiety, Bible reading, encouragement, endurance, faithfulness, family, knowing and understanding God, position in Christ, repentance, salvation, sanctification, studying Bible
In the Roman culture when Paul wrote his Epistle to the Ephesians, a Roman father could disinherit a son born into the family, but not an adopted child. That fact has everything to do with Paul assuring his readers they were secure in their salvation. Here’s...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 27, 2018 | Easter, position in Christ, regrets, rejection, repentance, salvation, Uncategorized
We often focus on the beautiful gift of salvation through Christ’s death and forget the importance of his resurrection. Without the resurrection, Jesus death as evidence of his Messiahship is suspect. But the resurrection confirmed Jesus’ words: “It is finished.”...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 28, 2016 | beliefs, Bible reading, evangelism, faithfulness, God's heart, God's love, perfection, perfectionism, purposes, quiet times, salvation, sovereignty
Some time ago, I arrived at our local regional park prepared with the six quarters for depositing into the machine that controlled the mechanical arm at the entrance of the park. I deposited the six quarters and then looked forward, anticipating the mechanical arm to...
