Finally, I ask your indulgence to talk about my novel Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out. The Chinese title comes from Buddhist scripture, and I’ve been told that my translators have had fits trying to render it into their languages. I...
9For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the ...
and to be compassionate and involved and with a sense of perspective, and she just may be one of the ones to solve global warming, renewable energy, the pollution offorever chemicals– there is no shortage of good to be done.
I've had trich since I was ten and it too has gotten more severe as the years have passed. My mom was supportive too and tried everything to help me. She bought books, took me to doctors (who had never heard of it and studied me like a nutcase, and offered no way of helping me...
Such men deserve recognition. Final Greetings 19The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house. 20All the brothers and sisters here send you greetings. Greet one another with a ...
the Castle Church in Wittenberg on the eve of All Saints’ Day, October 31, 1517. Luther’s theology has not at this point changed, and his theses were no revolutionary stance, although he does make some valuable statements that reflect the teaching of Scripture and are rooted in sound ...
The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit;to choose our better history;to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on fromgeneration to generation:the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of ...
I am no longer good enough to be called your son. Treat me like one of your workers.'" English Revised VersionI am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.GOD'S WORD® TranslationI don't deserve to be called your son anymore. Make me one of...
Treasury of Scripture I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy your people, which are present here, to offer willingly to you. tri...
When I go before the Lord every morning (and again, every evening), on my knees in my secret place–my prayer closet- I shut my door, fall on my face, and give God, and Jesus, what they deserve, which is my praise. Ru-Ak means “breath”, or “spirit”. It is the very lea...