Adversity

Jesus Makes Perfect (part 5)

Posted in Adversity, Faith, Jesus Christ, Perfection, tellusCope by Kenneth

(Continued from last week…) Practice makes progress; Jesus makes perfect. One might wonder what today’s message has to do with Jesus making us perfect…but as I said a couple of weeks ago, it is necessary for us to try to remove any erroneous expectations we might have towards the Lord,

We Saw Him (part 19)

Posted in Adversity, Jesus Christ, Love, Spiritual World, tellusCope, Testimony by Kenneth

(Continued from last week…) These will be the last two stories in this series of posts regarding those who witnessed the Savior that I will share. Next week I will follow up with some concluding thoughts. Young boy from Utah This boy was born with a genetic condition causing the

We Saw Him (part 17)

Posted in Adversity, Atonement, Jesus Christ, tellusCope, Testimony by Kenneth

(Continued from last week…) JEFF OLSEN On the drive home from an Easter weekend visit to his wife’s family, Jeff Olsen, his wife, Tamara, their seven-year-old son, Spencer, and their one-year-old baby son, Griffin, were in a single-car accident that killed Tamara and little Griffin. Jeff’s injuries were very severe,

Be Ye Perfect

Posted in Adversity, Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, Man's Spirit, Perfection, tellusCope by Kenneth

Speaking of the Lord’s command to us to “Be ye perfect,” C. S. Lewis gives us two wonderful analogies that help us see into the Lord’s determined heart. He says: “Some people seem to think this means ‘Unless you are perfect, I will not help you’….But I do not think

The Old Fisherman

Posted in Adversity, Man's Spirit, tellusCope by Kenneth

The Old Fisherman (by Mary Bartels Bray) “For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger and ye took me in. “Verily, I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least

Jesus Christ in the Front-Line Trenches

Posted in Adversity, Christmas, Jesus Christ, tellusCope by Kenneth

Jesus Christ in the Front-Line Trenches What comes after Christmas has passed? Helmut Thielicke, a beloved German Theologian of the last century, shared the following: “…of all people it is the poets who have become the pastors of our time, who do not hand out [idealistic sentiments], fulfillments, and solutions

Opposites

Posted in Adversity, Gratitude, tellusCope by Kenneth

Thanksgiving…a time to reflect on blessings, such as: a testimony of Christ and His gospel; loving family and friends; a comfortable house to shelter us from the world; delicious food to eat; electricity; running water; a variety of wonderful music, art, and entertainment to enjoy; an income to pay for