Truth For The Heart
This week I came across an article by Dr. John S. Uebersax, National Days of Prayer: A Historical Comparison, in which he makes this significant observation: Since 1952, the President of the United States has, by law, annually issued a proclamation recommending a National Day of Prayer. This seeks to revive a similar practice that […]
Read MoreLast year I wrote two blog posts that I think are especially appropriate as we survey the results of the election here in the United States. I’ve always kept links to these posts at the bottom of my blog’s front page, and I’ve already had several hits on the post on Habakkuk: The Day of […]
Read MoreIn planning a beautiful garden, plants and flowers can be carefully chosen and planted in an arrangement designed to highlight the features and colors of each one by using differences in appearance and scent to complement and contrast their loveliness. In the a similar fashion, words carefully chosen and arranged provide added beauty to thoughts […]
Read MoreIn God’s Word & Our Times: Part 1, I discussed the chiasmus of 2 Timothy 3:2–5. I’ve decided to pull out the definition of chiastic structure, add further explanation and examples, and publish it in a separate post, Wonders In God’s Word. This will give me a post to refer to whenever I mention it. I’ve […]
Read MoreAll Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16–17 These two verses are frequently quoted on God’s Word and its work in our lives, but have you ever looked […]
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My soul waits in silence for God only;
From Him is my salvation.
Pursue love… 1 Corinthians 14:1 With those two words Alexander Strauch opens his book, Love or Die: Christ’s Wake-Up Call to the Church Revelation 2:4, and begins by discussing the problem of lost love. He focuses on this verse in Revelation because: “It addresses the issue of love, particularly the problem of love that has […]
Read MoreToday is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. It’s also the 39th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on January 22, 1973. The Coventry Carol is both lullaby and lament, sung by the women of Bethlehem to their children before an enraged Herod had […]
Read MoreBased upon several years of observation, it is my serious conviction that mysticism is a danger that is permeating, incognito, into the church today. As it greets Christians under the name of various innocuous phrases, its content is hidden behind words with Christian connotations while its nature deceives with experiences that promise a deeper knowledge […]
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Kindling for Candles 