God’s Word Forever
“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8 A number of years ago, a visitor at an exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls remarked, “Just to look at it makes chills […]
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Forgetting
There’s a story about a city dweller who was visiting relatives on a farm and the farmer gave a whistle and his dog herded the cattle into the corral, then the dog latched the gate with her paw. “Wow, that’s […]
Let’s Talk Hermeneutics
Don’t let the title of this blog frighten you. While the term “hermeneutic” may be unfamiliar to you, it simply refers to the strategy a person uses when reading and interpreting Scripture. Every good biblical expositor follows a set of […]
Now is the Time of Your Life
Margaret Storm Jameson, the English author, once expressed the view that we all spend too much time living in the past, feeling regret for lost joys or shame for things badly done. Even when our minds turn to the future, […]
The Spirit Brings Refreshing Power
Go with me to Samaria and picture Jesus sitting on the stone ledge surrounding a well. Samaritans were considered filthy traitors to the Jews because, although they were once pure Jews themselves, they had intermarried with gentiles and blended their […]
Take Courage
Famed World War II tank commander General George Patton said, “Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.” Courage is in fact something that can be held on to. In fact, Jesus said it is something that we can even […]
Jesus Is The “I Am”
According to spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle, Jesus taught that the key to planetary transformation is for people to awaken to their identity as “Being.” In his book A New Earth, Tolle writes, “Jesus speaks of the innermost I am, the […]
Heroes
The Bible is filled with many heroes for us to use as examples. However, sometimes we find the best examples live among us. Without a doubt we can look to our medical professionals and first responders who are risking […]
