Truth For The Heart
You 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 MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 1: Thursday Today’s reading is in the book of Job, chapters 1 and 2. When you read Job without having experienced lengthy suffering, you may read as if you’re looking through a window into someone else’s world. But when you read it in the midst of extensive and […]
Read MoreIn 1970 (incidentally, the year I became a Christian), Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released the song, Teach Your Children. The tune was memorable, and the lyrics were of war protest and lament. My thoughts and values are certainly different, but Graham Nash’s chorus of teach your children well echoes the note of warning and […]
Read MoreJames 3:13-18 has been one of my favorite passages in the Bible for a long time. “Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in a wise meekness. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie […]
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Kindling for Candles 