If you've seen the 1973 movie "The Exorcist," you at least have some idea of whatexorcismis about. It has to do with ridding a human being of diabolic possession, it's typically associated with Roman Catholic beliefs, and if the movie is any indication, it's very, very scary. You m...
Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from...
on the basis of Your Word, I ask that You give Your angels charge over us to guard us in all our ways." (Psalm 91:11) When I need specific guidance in a situation, I often say, "Lord, I claim Your promise which says that whenever I need wisdom, all I have to do is ask You...
"Generative AI has been the subject of intense consumer excitement, especially with ChatGPT, because it really has brought a lot of tangibility to consumers," said Brian Comiskey, a program director for the Consumer Technology Association. That's whyAI was one of the big themesat the CTA's...
Jesus told us to pray for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. He told us that the gates of hell will not prevail against the work that God has purposed for us to accomplish, as His will is being worked out in our lives....
It just makes them a “whitewashed tomb.” There has been no heart change. And this is what God is after. A heart in love with Him and an embrace of “grace only” living because of all Jesus did for us. Better behavior can be a sham, and there is no person who would be most...
For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ. —Brennan Manning 11 Again, I hear almost everyday from atheists who write off religion as primitive, premodern nonsense. I summon Aquinas, Augustine, Paul ...
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“… but GROW in the grace and KNOWLEDGE of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18) This verse is only one short sentence long, but a lot is being said in it. After we get saved, God expects us to start growing in the knowledge that He wants to transmit to us. And...
just like modern workers will often run up a tab to be settled at payday. Well, the payday in antiquity was harvest time. And at harvest time, all of the debts that had been run up in the year, including there were debts to priests for performing marriage ceremonies or burials, would ...