The Heavens — Created in Part of a Day
The constellation Orion begins to rise at my latitude late every year. By early in a new year, it is in the south, as the image shows. Changes in the heavens are like a clock as one goes through any...
View ArticleFrom the Director: A Brief Ministry Review and 2024
For those new to CHRISTWORKS, it is a small all-volunteer Virginia-based ministry of specialized helps to preach the Gospel and encourage believers. It began as a food ministry and church school in the...
View ArticleThe Commanded Heavens — A Picture Review for 2023
The created heavens declare the glory of God (Psalm 19:1) and show his attributes of power and majesty. So, it is our pleasure to render some of its sights when we observe. We have done it in the US,...
View ArticleThe Sureness of God-Authored Creation
As stated in our local church so many times, “God created us on purpose and for a purpose.” While I have heard this a few times, the Bible states it in a hundred ways, which is clearly in the face of a...
View ArticleMoving with the Wind
The little 8-foot pram sailboat heeled over in the stiff wind until the tops of waves were splashing over the gunwales. I wore out the mast on that little boat by the time I was in my early teens. I...
View Article“There is a Place”— An Introduction
“There is a Place” Blog Series — Introduction. Is it possible to know and live a life of peace and purity? Many young people have experienced difficulty or failure. Many have issues with identity and...
View Article“There is a Place” to know God — Post #1
“There is a Place” to know God (Post #1). Can I know God? Does He even exist? The God the Bible claims to be Creator and Sustainer of the universe. But He also says we were made with an identity and a...
View ArticleThere is a Place – A Young Man Can Have a Clean Heart and Mind – Post #2
Can a young man have a clean heart and mind? Is it even possible? I still remember pursuing my own desires in relationships in my teens and twenties. All those decisions and actions, in addition to...
View ArticleThere is a Place — For Affirmation and Relationship — Post #5
For young ladies and young men alike, the quest for relationship and affirmation runs strong and deep. What is the answer if a relationship is wanted? What kind might it be? What do you not want it to...
View ArticleThe Joseph Factor
The Joseph Factor. Obstacles aren’t always what they seem. I stared at the tree, whose canopy was large enough to make me concerned about it being blown down in the wrong direction and doing some...
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