by Prasanta | Mar 9, 2011 | God's love, Poetry, Spring
The Thaw Under the sun, The snow drips In a rhythmic beat And swirls down the street In a flowing stream Moving, melding, meshing Until many rivers meet And swell in gushing unison Eventually reaching the big deep Many waters, becoming one… When winter...
by Prasanta | Mar 2, 2011 | Beauty, Family, God's love, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jesus, Purpose, Quotes, Treasures
Do you have a treasure chest? Perhaps you have an old, hand-crafted chest with a unique story attached to it. Or, perhaps your chest is homemade, decorated by you or someone you know. Or, maybe your special chest is a store-bought one, filled with jewelry or other...
by Prasanta | May 14, 2010 | Christianity, God's love, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Love, the cross, Treasures, Uncategorized
I know that I am righteous before him, that my sins are cleansed and I am redeemed through Christ’s blood. Because of him I have boldness to come before God, to bow at His feet at His throne, His golden bejeweled throne. I imagine what it must look like, and I imagine...
by Prasanta | May 13, 2010 | God's love, Holy Spirit, Promises, suffering
I learned something new recently, from the Beth Moore study I’m in currently, which is the latest version of her study called “Breaking Free”. All of the material and thoughts below are from her Bible study– all of the credit goes to Lifeway...
by Prasanta | Mar 20, 2010 | grace, Promises, suffering
“God’s promises are like stars– the darker the night, the brighter they shine.” –Jan Coleman, author of After the Locusts. In the book of Joel, a devastating event occurs, something which will be retold to subsequent generations: Has...
by Prasanta | Dec 1, 2009 | God's love, Rest, Treasures, Uncategorized
I haven’t posted in a while. All of you reading this regularly (how many of you are there?a handful?? lol) know that. Thanks for hanging in there with me. There are reasons. I won’t go into all of them at this moment. Just returned from a Thanksgiving trip...
by Prasanta | Jun 23, 2009 | Devotions, Faithfulness, Prayer, Promises, Quotes, Treasures
Make a point, whenever you receive a promise from God, to get all you can out of it. If you carry out that rule, it is wonderful what you will gain. Some go on the principle of getting as little as possible out of God’s word. Such a plan may be wise with a man’s word,...
by Prasanta | Jun 19, 2009 | Compassion, Faithfulness, God's love, Promises, Purpose, Shelter, Treasures
Who am I, that God should care for me? Who am I, that He cares to know my name? Who am I, that Christ should die for me? “I am a flower, quickly fading, a wave tossed in the ocean…” My life, my days, are like a vapor, quickly disappearing. …...
by Prasanta | Jun 17, 2009 | God's love
Recently I purchased a copy of The Message. Am I really enjoying it! It’s quite different, a breath of fresh air. Here’s a passage I like: God’s love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic, His purpose titanic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness...
by Prasanta | May 9, 2009 | Christianity, Freedom, God's love, Path, Promises, Purpose, Rest, Shelter, Treasures
In The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis writes that, in heaven, the grass itself seems to be alive. The “ghosts” (those just up from hell) can’t step on the grass without hurting their feet, while the “solid people” who’ve been in heaven...
