Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 33: Thursday “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 17–18. These chapters are in the third section of Proverbs: “The first book of Solomon.”1 Speech continues to be a […]
Read MoreIn the last two chapters of his gospel, Luke writes of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Luke tells of Jesus’ journey on the road to Emmaus with two of His followers, and Jesus’ charge to those gathered with the eleven remaining apostles. “Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 32: Friday “When he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you constantly serve, been able to deliver you from the lions?” Daniel 6:20 […]
Read MoreWhen J. K. Rowling gave the commencement address at Harvard in 2008, she said something very astute: adversity tests you and your relationships. Christians frequently speak of our testing as individuals by the suffering we endure, but rarely do we discuss how adversity tests and reveals relationships within the church. That’s odd, because Jesus said […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 31: Wednesday “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” Psalm 91:1–2 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 90–92. Psalm 91 is […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 30: Saturday “Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and he said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 30: Wednesday “O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You. Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry! For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol.” […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 30: Tuesday “In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried Israel away into exile to Assyria, and settled them in Halah and Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.” 2 Kings 17:6 Tuesday’s Bible reading is […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 30: Sunday “Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, “To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. “We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; constantly bearing in mind […]
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Kindling for Candles 