Thank You, Lord God Almighty, for forgiving me by Your grace. Thank You for washing away these decisions from me–and the need for me to be punished and chastised for them–as far as the east is from the west. Thank You for covering me and my bad decisions with the blood of Jesus....
As I have lived out my life through the decades there have been some difficult, even desperate, times when I have cried out to God from somewhere pretty close to the bottom. We have phrases that describe such times. We say someone has “hit bottom” or is “bottoming out.” ...
Persons whose religion is false are frequently prominent, because they have not grace enough to be modest and retiring…they do not walk in secret with God, they have little concern about private godliness, and so they are all the more eager to be seen of men. This is both their weakness...
During the month of Ramadan, lengthy prayers called tarāwīḥ are offered congregationally before retiring. In strict doctrine, the five daily prayers cannot be waived even for the sick, who may pray in bed and, if necessary, lying down. When on a journey, the two afternoon prayers may ...