Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 28: Wednesday Sing for joy to God our strength; Shout joyfully to the God of Jacob. Raise a song, strike the timbrel, The sweet sounding lyre with the harp. Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day. Psalm 81:1–3 – Wednesday’s […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 28: Tuesday “Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was circling the city. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” So he answered, “Do not fear, for […]
Read MoreYesterday in the top header, I added a page, “Love One Another”, as a collection of some of my posts on Christians becoming the family that we are in Christ. I think this is a trumpet to sound for this generation of believers. There are other trumpets that need sounding and other Christians who are sounding […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 27: Sunday I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord. Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 27: Sunday Furthermore*, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. Philippians 3:1 Sunday’s Bible reading is Philippians 3–4. Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi is about joy in the midst of the circumstances of our lives. If you look at this letter you’ll find that even it’s structure […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 26: Sunday Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus: To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:1–2 HCSB) – Sunday’s Bible reading is Philippians […]
Read MoreAmong other things, the continual drive to redefine marriage is about gaining approval for a lifestyle that has been considered immoral and perverse throughout most of history—and making it illegal for those who believe that it is immoral and perverse not only to voice their beliefs, but also to live according to their beliefs.
While this blog is not designed to venture into political waters, politics has ventured into the waters of Christian teaching and beliefs, and I am compelled to comment.
Read MoreWhile doing some reading on Job this weekend, I found this by Francis Andersen: “But God did not suspend each individual in isolation, to find fulfillment solely in communion with himself. God put each man with family and friends and things, with property and work. Only a false piety, a disdain for things as evil […]
Read MoreThe other week we watched Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Great plot and sub-plots, great suspense, and, of course, great clothes as Grace Kelly swans around in Edith Head couturier (she even looks chic in what was known at the time as dungarees!). For me the most poignant scene in the movie is when one of Jimmy […]
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Kindling for Candles 