Truth For The Heart
When 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: Wednesday “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” Psalm 91:1–2 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 90–92. Psalm 91 is […]
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: Wednesday “O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You. Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry! For my soul has had enough troubles, And my life has drawn near to Sheol.” […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 30: Tuesday “In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried Israel away into exile to Assyria, and settled them in Halah and Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.” 2 Kings 17:6 Tuesday’s Bible reading is […]
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: Friday Then the word of the LORD came to me saying, “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to those shepherds, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Woe, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock? […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 29: Wednesday “For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.” Psalm 84:10 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 84–86. The variety of these three psalms […]
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Kindling for Candles 