What is the connection between the sound of a siren, an advertisement for life insurance, an upcoming doctor’s visit, and a friend’s inquiry about Calvinism vs Arminianism?
I’ll admit it was the friend’s question that caused me to make the connection with what would otherwise be routine and mundane events. The thread that ties them together ...
Proverbs are succinct, memorable phrases of wisdom, and often carry weight beyond their few words. The ancient Hebrew scriptures took proverbs and turned them into an art form by themselves. They are almost always double-barreled, containing parallel or contrasting thoughts. Especially in the Old Testament book of Proverbs, they serve as spiritual ...
My wife and I were in the car, and as she often does she asked me to recall the words of a chorus often sung in worship services in our youth — in a time long, long ago, in a country far, far away. The chorus was:
“There’s no night the; there’s no night there; Hallelujah, there’s no night there. For in that city bright, where Jesus is the ...
I often express the opinion that we must be living in an upside-down world, because when I read the teachings of Jesus about what the Kingdom of God is like, He seems to have a diametrically opposite view from what we think of as common sense!
But I think as startling as it is for us, his words must have been mind-blowing to those who first ...
Jesus said some wild and wonderful things! I’ve often wondered if he did this deliberately so his followers would easily remember them when they came to write their gospels and epistles many years later. If that was his purpose it worked, for sure! One teaching which has always seemed paradoxical to me comes from what has become to be known as “The ...
All Scripture references are from the New Living Translation (NLT)
In a world filled with voices clamouring for our attention and claiming to speak for God, discerning truth from deception is a vital skill for any believer. Scripture provides clear guidance on how to identify false prophets and protect ourselves from their misleading teachings. ...
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An incident from my early childhood (verified later by my mother) had me re-reading the account of one of Jesus’ more puzzling miracles.
I was probably just a toddler, but for some reason I had an intensely painful stinging wound or skin condition on my face. The family doctor made a house call (we probably ...