Dear brothers and sisters,when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. James 1:2-4 NLT A friendContinue reading “Discipleship”
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“Man/Woman of God”
As it happened, there was an old prophet living in Bethel, and his sons came home and told him what the man of Godhad done in Bethel that day. 1 Kings 13:11 NLTOne of the troubling passages of scripture is 1 Kings 13, where a true prophet dies because hebelieves the lies of a falseContinue reading ““Man/Woman of God””
“O Give Me That Book”
Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Proverbs 1:7 NLT) John Wesley said these words, “I have thought I am creature of a day, passing through life as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come from God and returning to God; just hoveringContinue reading ““O Give Me That Book””
Faith
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his unfailing love is eternal and his faithfulness is to all generations. Psalm 100:5 Author’s translation We are told that people in their twenties are leaving the church in unprecedented numbers. (Is it possible that all those millions that we put into entertainingContinue reading “Faith”
Abomination
Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight. Proverbs 11:20 ESV The Hebrew word translated with “abomination(s)” in the KJV and “detestable thing(s)” by the NIV occurs 112 times in the Bible with fully 80 of those occurrences appearing in just three books: Ezekiel (42);Continue reading “Abomination”
Thy Paths Our Chosen Way
Thy love divine hath led us in the past,In this free land by Thee our lot is cast;Be Thou our ruler, guardian, guide and stay,Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.This is the second stanza of the so-called National Hymn. The words were written by NewEngland pastor Daniel C. Roberts in 1876 toContinue reading “Thy Paths Our Chosen Way”
Let’s Go For a Walk
When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty;walk before me, and be blameless. Genesis 17:1 ESV From the beginning to the end, the story of the Bible is the story of journeys. From Ur to Canaan, from Egypt to the landContinue reading “Let’s Go For a Walk”
The Lord is our Righteousness
“In those days and at that time I will raise up a righteous descendantfrom King David’s line. He will do what is just and right throughout the land. In that day Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this will be its name: ‘The LORD Is Our Righteousness.’ Jeremiah 33:15-16Continue reading “The Lord is our Righteousness”
Send the Arc from Here
“Who is able to stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God?” they cried out. “Where can we send the Ark from here?” 1 Samuel 6:20 NLT One of the great values of a liberal arts education is that it teaches you to ask the right questions. If you ask howContinue reading “Send the Arc from Here”
This Holy God
“Who is able to stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God?” they cried out. “Where can we send the Ark from here?” 1 Samuel 6:20 NLT The events preceding this cry are important to understanding it. Briefly, the Israelites had tried to use the covenant box (“Ark” in 1611 English)Continue reading “This Holy God”
Called To Be Transformed 