Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 22: Saturday And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” Luke 7:50 Saturday’s Bible reading of Luke 7–8, contains one of my favorite stories. In Luke 7:36–50, Jesus is eating at the home of Simon the Pharisee. Their meal is interrupted: “And […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 21: Saturday “It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles: Simon, […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 21: Sunday “Because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself! Concerning this I implored the Lord three times […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 20: Saturday And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because He anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 19: Saturday “Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 19: Sunday “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9 In Sunday’s Bible reading of 2 Corinthians 6–8, I noticed several contrasts. […]
Read MoreEarly this morning I realized yesterday marked the first anniversary of Kindling for Candles. In Welcome! I wrote that I chose the name for this blog from Isaiah 42 and Matthew 12 and the themes within those passages of justice, confrontation of evil, compassion, comfort and hope. On the About page in the heading, you […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 18: Saturday “When the centurion, who was standing right in front of Him, saw the way He breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” ” Mark 15:39 Saturday’s Bible reading of Mark 15–16., finishes the gospel of Mark. _________ Isaiah 42 Photograph: […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 18: Friday Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen now, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie. Therefore thus says the LORD, ‘Behold, I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. […]
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