Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 32: Saturday “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved […]
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: Saturday “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him […]
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: 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 […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 29: Saturday “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22:31–32 Saturday’s Bible reading is Luke 21–22. In these chapters […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 29: Monday “This shall be a permanent statute for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall humble your souls and not do any work, whether the native, or the alien who sojourns among you; for it is on this day that […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 29: Sunday “Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life […]
Read MoreDuring that turbulent year of campus riots in 1970, on July 16, I became a Christian. Just over a month later I went to a camp with other college students from the Southeast for three weeks (in case you’re wondering, this wasn’t one of the many cults of that day), and for the first time […]
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Kindling for Candles 