Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 19: Thursday Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, “Who is this that darkens counsel By words without knowledge? Now gird up your loins like a man, And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!” Job 38:1–3 Thursday’s Bible reading is Job 37–38. […]
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 MoreHappy Mother’s Day to those of you who are mothers! May God comfort those of you who have lost children. May He strengthen those of you who have children in turmoil. May those of you without children be blessed by those you have mothered in their time of need. And for those of you who […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 18: Thursday In Thursday’s Bible reading is Job 35–36., Elihu continues speaking. This is another post to add to my list of catch up. The last few weeks have been quite difficult. I am at low ebb. Thanks for understanding, and I would appreciate your prayers. May God […]
Read MoreIn the heading at the top, “My servant Job”, is a page containing my posts on Job. I’ll be adding to it as I write more on the book. There’s a subheading under it titled, Help & Comfort, in which I’ve gathered a list of posts on adversity and suffering in the hope of offering […]
Read MoreFor the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend; Lest he forsake the fear of the Almighty. Job 6:14 Because I’ve been writing about the book of Job, my husband asked if I could summarize the most important ways to help someone who is suffering. I think Job 6:14 gives us the crux […]
Read MoreThere are people in the shadows of many churches: the poor, the afflicted, the widows and singles, the married couples in difficulty, the parents and children in crisis, the jobless, the handicapped, the life-scarred, the strugglers—the different. Christians who don’t fit in and who live in the shadows. These are the people who persevere sometimes […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 17: Thursday Thursday’s Bible reading is Job 33–34. This is another post to add to my list of catch up. The last few weeks have been quite difficult. Thanks for understanding. May God bless you as you read His Word. _________ Isaiah 42 Photograph: ChristianPhotos.net – Free High […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 16: Friday The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9 Friday’s Bible reading is Jeremiah 17–21. Last September, in Fruit, I contrasted Jeremiah 17:5–8 with Psalm 1. These chapters contain many other well-known passages from this prophet, including […]
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Kindling for Candles 