One that comes to mind averaged over 3000 in every service. The pastor would brag about his earned Doctorate, the high price of his suits, and how he could eat better food at the restaurants in Beverly Hills. He
Now, you might be thinking that you’re still a beginner. What about “to,”“before,” and “is”? Before you spend time memorizing them, stop and think it through. Do you really need to memorize them? Or can you allow your mind to fill in the blanks? In my experience, most peop...
But I do have a short story if you don’t mind me sharing, for we had a bunch of my favorite people together for a long weekend. My youngin’s and I were a drivin and singing together, playing old Macdonald, going 75 mph on the highway, when all of a sudden, the group got re...
Quest: Rebellion against God is bound ultimately to deprive mind and heart and body of the spiritual sustenance they require from their Creator. Read Matthew 16:26. Evaluate whether or not you are trying to gain the favor of the world while endangering your own soul. The Modern Creation ...
Of course, caregiving is not the only area where I have regrets. As I get older, past situations where I have failed come to mind–in parenting, relationships, ministry, and just about every area. I can’t go back and redo the things I’ve done wrong. But I can encourage others. I...
to remember. Mark 12:31 and Luke 10:27 are two scriptures where Jesus says, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” and when referring to this and loving God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength, Jesus also said, “There is no other commandment greater than these” (Mark...
The Scripture says: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 While it is true we cannot begin to understand what heaven will be like, we are given enough descriptions from God’s word...
but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I ...
“If you [O, monk] are young in either body or mind, shun the companionship of other young men and avoid them as you would a flame. For through them the enemy has kindled the desires of many and then handed them over to eternal fire, hurling them into the vile pit of the five ci...
s mind is clouded with a doubt. He has just given utterance to an intense longing for a life beyond the grave. His abode in Sheol is thought of as in some sense a breach in the continuity of his consciousness, but even that would be tolerable, if only he could be sure that, after...