Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 36: Wednesday “Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders.” Psalm 105:1–2 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 105–107. The first two psalms provide an overview of the […]
Read MoreThe role and nature of women has now been in continual debate for an entire generation. I wrote about the consequent calamity and my personal experience of this crisis in my first post on 1 Timothy 2:9–15. In this post I want to look at who God created us to be as women. Paul’s commands […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 33: Sunday “Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. “A woman must quietly receive […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 33: Friday “By smooth words he will turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will display strength and take action.” Daniel 11:32 Friday’s Bible reading is Daniel 7–12. The chapters in the second half of Daniel are largely concerned […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 33: Thursday “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 17–18. These chapters are in the third section of Proverbs: “The first book of Solomon.”1 Speech continues to be a […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 32: Thursday “Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling. It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud.” Proverbs 16:18–19 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 16. This chapter is in the third section of Proverbs: […]
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 32: Monday “You shall thus consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim a release through the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, and each of you shall return to his own property, and each of you shall return to his family.” Leviticus 25:10 […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 31: Thursday “The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But the foolishness of fools is deceit.” Proverbs 14:8 Thursday’s Bible reading is Proverbs 14–15. These chapters are in the third section of Proverbs: “The first book of Solomon.”1 There is a lot packed in to […]
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Kindling for Candles 