Hearing and Not Hearing
There’s a huge difference between “hearing” the Scriptures so that we know them and “hearing” the Scriptures so that they transform our lives. And in our day, we are starving for that second kind of “hearing.” Today’s excerpt from The Joy and Rejoicing of My Heart is found on pages 8 and 9: “In one sense, we […]
Recovering Our Oneness
State of the Church: The Celtic Revival (29)I cannot understand for what reason a Christian can strive about the faith with a Christian; but whatever has been said by the orthodox Christian, who rightly glorifies the Lord, the other will reply Amen, because he also loves and believes alike. Thus do you all say and […]
One Sorry Murderer
Matthew 14: Son of God (2) Pray Psalm 53.5, 6.There they are in great fearWhere no fear was,For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you;You have put them to shame,Because God has despised them.Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion!When God brings back the captivity of His people,Let Jacob rejoice and Israel […]
TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK: Jesus, God’s Ideal Servant
What seems to the world “weakness” in God’s plan of salvation, and in its mode of delivery by His apostle, is really His mighty “power.” What seems “foolishness” because wanting man’s “wisdom of words”, is really the highest “wisdom of God”
Bad Ideas
Hosea 10:1–6 (NKJV) Israel empties his vine;He brings forth fruit for himself.According to the multitude of his fruitHe has increased the altars;According to the bounty of his landThey have embellished his sacred pillars.Their heart is divided;Now they are held guilty.He will break down their altars;He will ruin their sacred pillars. For now they say,“We have no king,Because we did not fear the LORD.And as […]