Dialogue 44 — Demon Faith
But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder! — James 2:18–19 (ESV) Why would someone say, in response to James’s […]
Sin-Bearer
Matthew 27: Crucified (3) Pray Psalm 22.1-5.My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?Why are You so far from helping Me,And from the words of My groaning?O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear;And in the night season, and am not silent.But You are holy,Enthroned in the praises of Israel.Our fathers trusted in […]
Loss
Everyday Christianity: Testing (6) Be diligent to come to me quickly; for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica—Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. 2 Timothy 4.9 Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus; […]
Wise Investor
Patrick, it turns out, was a wise investor. From his efforts, a great revival lasting nearly four centuries was spawned. And all be he focused his daily strength on the Lord and His Kingdom. Today’s excerpt from Patrick: A Devotional History is found on pages 56 and 57: “Patrick kept his eyes on the Lord and his […]