These memory courses have a "Triple-A" benefit, in that they are particularly beneficial to those who are: Active in ministry ~ keeping their lives pure and hearts focused on the Word of God. (Psalm 119:11 - "Th
I find myself chuckling because many of those surging upon Jesus did not come to be taught; they wanted the free stuff, like healing and food. As He taught, He said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:3 KJV) A more simplistic trans...
They told my mother lies, Restricted by these clamps that bind I hear her inward cries. There isn’t room to shift and squirm Please take that thing away, I was made to grow full-term My hope you did betray. Before I formed you in the womb, ...
as they went before the army, and say, ‘Give thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures forever.’ And when they began to sing and praise, the Lord set an ambush against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come ...
“…we know that when He is revealed, WE WILL BE LIKE HIM, for we shall see Him as He is.” 1 John 3:2 What was He like physically? The disciples, who were eyewitnesses of Jesus’ post-resurrected body. They tell us their account of a real Jesus, not a spirit. When the discipl...
They then counted off seven weeks and celebrated again on the fiftieth day and called it "Pentecost" meaning "fifty." When we come to the New Testament, the Jews are still celebrating those feasts and Acts 2:1 tells us that it was on the feast day of Pentecost that the Holy Spirit ...
“Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, They shall mount up with wings as eagles…” Isaiah 40:31 NKJV And soar! Poem and capture by dbalog@2025 “Pounding rain against the pane. Stirring beds, tossed in vain
Mark 7:6-8 – Jesus quotes Isaiah 29:13 from the Septuagint –“This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.” Luke 3:5-6 / Isaiah 40:4-5 – crooked be made straight, rough ways ...
His heart was attuned to the individuals He encountered, so He saw them as they were, used pointed questions to prompt them to look inward, identified their true need, and respected where they were on their journey. I marvel at that type of attentiveness. Jesus listened without a driving ...
* Of course, for the inerrantist, this is a huge problem, so they have to go through lots of awkward justifications to show that Samuel, Mark & Jesus were all consistent, even though one of them must have got it wrong somewhere. ...