Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 46: Thursday “When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the task which has been done on the earth (even though one should never sleep day or night), and I saw every work of God, I concluded that man cannot discover the work which has […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 45: Thursday “Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is. For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man? For who knows what is […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 44: Thursday “He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 Thursday’s Bible reading is Ecclesiastes 3–4. ________ […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 43: Thursday “The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” Ecclesiastes 1:1–2 Thursday’s Bible reading is Ecclesiastes 1–2. Ecclesiastes falls into the category of Old Testament books of poetry and wisdom. As […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 33: Friday “By smooth words he will turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will display strength and take action.” Daniel 11:32 Friday’s Bible reading is Daniel 7–12. The chapters in the second half of Daniel are largely concerned […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 28: Sunday “For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Colossians 1:13–14 Sunday’s Bible reading is Colossians 1–2. This is one of Paul’s letters written from prison, most […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 10: Saturday “And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching […]
Read MoreWhen I was growing up we attended a church with a large music program, and I first sang in a choir as a young child. Our minister of music frequently had us sing the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah during December. The adult choir was at the front of the church behind the ministers, while […]
Read MoreJohn Owen was an English pastor and brilliant Puritan theologian who lived during the 1600s. He was a contemporary of John Bunyan, the author of Pilgrim’s Progress, and labored to have Bunyan released from his imprisonment for preaching without a license. I’ve quoted Owen in Steerage, Perspicuity and in Songs, because I find his words […]
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Kindling for Candles 