New Beginnings / Restoration

New Year, Fresh Start

The most important thing in your new year is your relationship with Me. Because with Me at your side, you’re guaranteed to make it through whatever this new year may hold. It’s been said that life on earth is a testing ground and a learning experience, and with Me as your guide and coach, you’re sure to be successful.  – Words from Jesus

At the Close of the Year

I see not a step before me as I tread on another year; but I’ve left the past in God’s keeping—the future His mercy shall clear; and what looks dark in the distance may brighten as I draw near.   —Mary Gardiner Brainard (1837–1905)

The Resurrection: The Turning Point in History

Historical argument alone cannot force anyone to believe that Jesus was raised from the dead. But historical argument is remarkably good at clearing away the undergrowth behind which skepticisms of various sorts have been hiding.

The proposal that Jesus was bodily raised from the dead possesses unrivaled power to explain the historical data at the heart of early Christianity. —N. T. Wright

Today

Life is all about the little decisions you make every day. Decisions of the past have had their effect, but every new day can be a new start. No matter what has happened up till now, you have a chance to make the right decisions today.