Scripture consists largely of general and specific principles in particular contexts to which they apply. Because of this, decisions cannot be made without taking them to the Lord in prayer. We need to express our needs, our desires, and our hopes. Give Him the glory for all he has done f...
This is one of those passages of Scripture that lingers in the air and echoes in the mind long after it’s been read. There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God. That’s one reassuring promise. There’s no one else who can make a promise like that and keep it. Ha...
I would tell you to go back a few years and look at some of the responses by bible thumping Christians on my social media, yet some of it was so nasty I deleted and blocked people. I’ve also ceased having a public personal profile and removed thousands of people from my “friend” ...
Catching that first glimpse of a sliver of sun being blocked out was already amazing. About 45 minutes later it was a sliver going the other way AND it felt noticeably colder! As 3:06 pm approached, the excitement level and my need to pee increased. No way I’m missing this now – I...
But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way…” Daniel 10 (NLT) The Importance of Prayer Brethren, you all know the story of Israel and its ancient capital Jerusalem – the city of Peace. Jerusalem has been involved in wars throughout its 3,000+ ...
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my nephew was trying to get home to visit his parents. The main road in his neighborhood was blocked by a downed wire. He turned around and tried another route, only to find that road was blocked by a tree that had fallen across it. Roadblock after roadblock…it took him almost an hou...
They do not know what to do and they do not have the power to do it when they know it. Scripture tells us God will give us all the wisdom we need when we confess that we do not know what to do (James 1:5). And Scripture teaches that God will give us the power to do what ...
The scripture in Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end is destruction,” comes to mind here. Have you ever just known something wasn’t going to work out but you could not convince the others of it? That’s the situation Paul was in. He ...
It was confirmed through lived experience. Whatever the Methodist understanding of Scripture arrived at through Bible study, Wesley knew that interpretations were always open to review. Interpretations are fallible because the Bible is always interpreted by human beings, with all their foibles and ...