Four years as an undergraduate, first in humanities (because I had no idea what I was doing) and then in Bible. Then I left, expecting to have to work for a year or two to earn money for graduate school. But exactly in the middle of the summer, I got a letter from the famed and...
10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you. 11 The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancesto...
then you break into the bit of the song you want everyone to know. One song I wrote a little after ‘Please Please Me’ was my best attempt at a preamble: ‘If I Fell’. [Sings]‘If I fell in love with you, would you promise to be truuue…’ Then after the line, ‘just ...
Be Transformed February 13, 2025byTim Sherfy There are many verses and phrases in the Bible that we read, but never take the time to consider what they mean. One example would beRomans 12:2, where Paul exhorts us to not be conformed to this age but to be transformed. I know we don...
2 “‘If anyone becomes aware that they are guilty—if they unwittingly touch anything ceremonially unclean (whether the carcass of an unclean animal, wild or domestic, or of any unclean creature that moves along the ground) and they are unaware that they have become unclean,...
February 13, 2025byTim Sherfy There are many verses and phrases in the Bible that we read, but never take the time to consider what they mean. One example would beRomans 12:2, where Paul exhorts us to not be conformed to this age but to be transformed. I know we don’t understand ...
“I think faith is dead center as the issue determining the quality of our lives… If we have ‘enough’ faith, then we are willing to take ‘enough’ risks to respect ourselves. If we are shirking our faith, we are not taking risks and soon we feel we can’t respect ourselves.” ...
He then went inside and fetched his Bible dictionary and found the meaning of the Hebrew name, Caleb: “a dog that yelps.” I was quite pleased and went home. When it came time (after few weeks?) to changing the name in the records such as Passport etc, i had to publish my new ...
It’s easy to quote Bible verses and post encouraging quotes on Instagram. But the practice of actuallynotworrying about tomorrow—of being anxious for nothing and keeping our minds “stayed” on our heavenly Father—requires discipline, doesn’t it?
Are you getting what you deserve from life? It’s easy to see life as being unfair and from a human perspective, that’s true. When I was young, my mother even told me that life is not fair, so never expect it to be so. If life isn’t fair, then how can you get what you ...