Eyes Wide Open. “At the Last Judgment, it is our eyes that will be judged first. For in Matt. 25:44, the accused reply, ‘When did we see you hungry or thirsty or naked or sick?’ The first commandment of brotherly love is eye control.” (Rev. Helmut Thielicke). Head on a Swivel. “Cmon, Larson, you’ve got to …
Myths and Truths about Anointed Saints. SAINT: The basic meaning of the term saint is “holy one,” which is from the Latin word “sanctus.” A saint is one who has been anointed by the Holy Spirit, enabled to grow in “set-apartness” for God’s special purposes. A saint is one who is officially dedicated to God in order …
The Scandalous Anointing of Jesus with Tears and Perfume. “Then Jesus turned to the woman and said to Simon, ‘Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her …
5. Silence in Scripture: ‘Crickets’ in the Garden of Eden. “The man Adam and his wife Eve both heard the voice of Yahweh God as He strolled through the Garden in the cool of dusk when there was the soft evening breeze. The man and the woman took cover among the trees in the Garden …
Exploring God, the Final Frontier: Introduction. “O the depth of the riches and the wisdom and knowledge of God! What a deep wealth of wisdom and knowledge He has! How incomprehensible are His decisions, how unsearchable His judgments! How undiscoverable are His paths, how mysterious His ways, beyond finding out! Who has understood the mind …
The Bread of Tears: Introduction. “Those who sow their tears as seeds will reap a harvest with joyful shouts of glee. They may weep as they go out carrying their seed to sow, but they will return with joyful laughter and shouting with gladness as they bring back armloads of blessing and a harvest overflowing!” (Psalm …
G. K. Chesterton on the Gigantic Role of Motherhood: “But when people begin to talk about this domestic duty as not merely difficult but trivial and dreary, I simply give up the question. For I cannot with the utmost energy of imagination conceive what they mean. When domesticity, for instance, is called drudgery, all the …
The True Tale of Two Seekers – Chapter One, The Fallen Angel. “The Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost… On the other hand, the devil, our great enemy and accuser, is constantly prowling around like a roaring lion, seeking someone, anyone, to devour. This adversary is like a thief …
The Seven Pillars of Wisdom – Introduction. “Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out its seven pillars.” (Proverbs 9:1). This verse pictures the quality of wisdom as a wealthy woman who has built her lavish mansion with seven columns that support and stabilize her home. She welcomes all who want to partake of …
A Question: Is there Absolute Truth? Are the Gospels true? Can we trust the Gospels? Since we base all the following on Scripture, particularly the Gospels, this is the first question that needs to be answered. If we can’t trust that the Gospels are true and God’s Word, then all the following answers to the …
Friends with God – Abraham and Moses. “There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24). Why did God create mankind? He didn’t need to, because He is utterly and eternally complete within the intimate communion of the Trinity. So He doesn’t really need us as if we could complete Him in …
For the Birds, An Introduction. “First this: God created the heavens and the earth – all you see, all you don’t see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God’s Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery abyss.” (Genesis 1:1-2, MSG). Since the fifth day of creation in Genesis 1:20, birds …