Truth For The Heart
When the lion comes and the bear attacks, Sheep tremble in fear and distress, With none to guard and with none to guide, They scatter and flee from known paths. And their cries resound, Shepherds… where are you? When ground gives way and crumbles beneath, Sheep stumble and fall, breaking limbs, With none to lift […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 4: Sunday – But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter. Romans 7:6 – Today’s Bible reading is Romans 7–8. If you’re […]
Read More“Since 1983, Americans have observed Sanctity of Human Life Sunday (SOHLS) as a day to celebrate the intrinsic value of all human life…. Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is held on the Sunday in January that falls closest to the day on which the Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions were handed down […]
Read More“On the 38th anniversary of the tragic Roe v. Wade decision, we hold heavy in our hearts the 52 million lives lost and the countless mothers hurt by the horror of abortion,” said Dannenfelser. “But with this great sadness comes great optimism. Americans have shown in poll after poll, and especially in the last election, […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 3: Wednesday Lovingkindness… Righteous… Majestic… In today’s Bible reading of Psalm 6–8, each one written by David, we see both the depth and breadth of his knowledge of God. The depth of his knowledge of God is seen in David’s trust as he pours out his dismay and […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 3: Monday Monday’s Bible reading is Genesis 8–11. Chapters 8 and 9 tell the events of Noah’s life as the Flood ends and his family begins life again on land. In 10 and 11, his three sons and their descendants are traced as they separate by families, languages, […]
Read More“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Read MoreYou 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 […]
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Kindling for Candles 