Truth For The Heart
You may be wondering why I quote men who lived a century of more before us. It’s certainly not to bore you stiff! There are numerous reasons I could give you about why it’s worth the effort to read authors who use a different language style and unfamiliar words. I could say it’s because I […]
Read MoreThe Prodigal Son is probably the best known, and the best loved, of all of the parables told by Jesus. I think that’s because it tells the story of the kind of father we would all like to have. Some of us may have been blessed with a father similar to the one in the […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 2: Monday Today’s Bible reading, Genesis 4–7, spans people and events from the aftermath of the Fall (Genesis 3) to Noah and the Flood. These chapters reveal the stark contrast between those who continually choose to do evil, and the much smaller number who call upon God. The […]
Read MoreWe either stand before God as a guilty rebel under His judgment, or through faith in Christ, we stand clean before Him in joy and wonder.
Read MoreIf you’ve missed my posts for the last week, I’m writing some of my thoughts and reflections as I read through the Bible this year. I’m doing this because I want to encourage you in your Bible reading. I am giving a small amount of background material, but for detailed explanation of a passage after […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 1: Friday “The proud look of man will be abased And the loftiness of man will be humbled, And the LORD alone will be exalted in that day….” “The pride of man will be humbled And the loftiness of men will be abased; And the LORD alone will […]
Read MoreOn January 2, WordPress sent me a year-end summary. I did a double-take as I read it, because it listed Blessings as the top-viewed post. I have yet to figure out how the decision was made, because when I look at the stats page it’s not in the top ten. To make matters even more […]
Read MoreI’ve finished my series of posts about how I became a Christian, and what it means to believe in Jesus Christ. I’m about to begin another series on why you can believe in Jesus Christ. You may be thinking: how can I be encouraged by these posts in those moments when I feel like a smoldering candle that is about to go out? Because the posts are about our hope.
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Kindling for Candles 