“For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.”–1 John 5:4 “But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.”–James 1:6...
and the something I’ve chosen is my faith. Now, my faith goes beyond theology and religion and requires considerable work and effort. My faith demands – this is not optional – my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for...
but this too is a myth. A March 2015 Justice Departmentreporton the Philadelphia Police Department found that black and Hispanic officers were much more likely than white officers to shoot blacks based on “threat misperception”—that is, the mistaken belief...
There are no known images of Jesus from his lifetime, and while the Old Testament Kings Saul and David are explicitly called tall and handsome in the Bible, there is little indication of Jesus’ appearance in the Old or New Testaments. Even these texts are contradictory: The Old Testament ...
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 provides a comprehensive summary of the Gospel message, stating that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried, and rose again on the third day. This resurrection serves as a powerful affirmation of Jesus’ victory over sin and death. It is throug...
Never talk defeat. Use wordslike hope, belief, faith, victory. —Norman Vincent Peale 179 Sometimes the only way the good Lord can get into some hearts is to break them. —Fulton J. Sheen 176 The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. —Confucius ...
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.[vii] A good car is both highly desired and a tremendous blessing. It’s easy to forget that many people in the world are so poor they must still walk, ride a...
On the other hand, if Steven has no such faith at the seventieth minute, but instead believes that they will win—e.g. on the basis of statistics indicating that if they score in the next five minutes their chances of victory are high (but low if they do not) and on the basis of ...
Victory: Choices in Reaction dramatises images of life alternative to the familiar, and develops the tragic strain in Barker's writing. Play, characters and audience reactions are in a state of constant flux, and it is particularly crucial for the quality of the actors' performances to involve...
Acknowledging my weakness is the ONLY path to His strength and the ONLY way through adversity to victory. Now that I understand that my choice is between my little raindrop of strength and His ocean of power, I will gladly drown in His power every time! If I have to die to self to ...