doi:10.1111/nbfr.12621PAUL ROWSEJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdNew Blackfriars
Daily Scripture to inspire and encourage your faith Wednesday, January 22, 2025 The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace. Psalms 29:11(NIV)Read the Chapter This Week’s Daily Bible Verses Tuesday, January 21, 2025 ...
In the original Greek of the Lord’s Prayer inMatthew 6:11, the phrase is “Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον” (ton arton hēmōn ton epiousion).Artonmeans “bread.”Hēmōnmeans “ours.”Epiousionmeans… well, no one knows for sure. Outside of th...
at the end of chapter fifteen, Paul writes, “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain....
Let’s ask him now. * * * * * * * * * * Jesus, please quiet all the loud voices that flood my heart and mind. Give me ears to hear the gentle sound of your voice. Speak Lord, your servant is listening. Amen(Chrystal Evans Hurst,Kingdom Woman Devotional,41). ...
He will lift us up. But we must be willing to submit our will to His. Too often, we act as if we know best. We are discontent with His plan and His timing. We call Him Lord, all the while trying to run things ourselves. But no one can serve two masters (Matt. 6.24), even ...
Today is the feast day of George Herbert (1593-1633), one of my favorite poets. It is fitting that we remember him at the beginning of Lent, for his poems are imbued with the season’s themes of repentance and renewal. He was a student of what the Book of Common Prayer calls our ...
Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways (v. 1). Thefear of the Lordis a reverential respect. It’s an acknowledgment that He is God. He is the Potter; we are the clay. It’s an understanding that His ways are good and that He has the right and the author...
And how many times have they taught how to avoid it: by going back to the Lord. Neither rebellion nor war cure wounds nor tears; neither do they undo chains. To live as a just people does all that. Then God intervenes. What can arms and armies do against the splendor of angelic ...
“There ain’t no use talkin’, Mr. Hersey,” said she. “I’ve thought it all over an’ over, an’ I believe I’m doin’ what’s right. I’ve made it the subject of prayer, an’ it’s betwixt me an’ the Lord an’ Adoniram. There ain’t no call for nobody else to wor...