If any of the exhibits at 183 are pivotal, it must be his personal Bible. For many years the pages have been opened at a passage he marked in thick pencil for personal contemplation. “And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after,” he selected from verse 26 o...
17 Be not pleased with the wrong done by the unjust, knowing that even to hell the wicked shall not please. 18 Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill, so thou shalt not suspect the fear of death. 19 And if thou come to him, commit no fault, lest he take away thy ...
(or never) before my Aronia bore any fruit. I didn’t get too excited when it laid out a glorious spread of blossoms: I’d seen that play before. I was pleased when flower turned to green fruit, but I thought that it was unlikely to be my own harvest. The nativeness in the ...
This verse and ( Psalms 45:7 ) are cited in ( Hebrews 1:8 Hebrews 1:9 ) ; and applied to the Son of God, the second Person in the Trinity; and therefore are not an apostrophe to the Father, as some have said; nor will they bear to be rendered, "thy throne is the throne of...
20 If, however, the charge is true and no proof of the young woman’s virginity can be found, 21 she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing in Israel by being promiscuous while ...
“prophecy,” corporate leadership style, social justice, and the freedom we have in Christ. Teaching on some of those topics can be edifying if done in the unmoving shadow of the cross of Christ, through which I was crucified to the world and the world to me. However, I strongly ...
I miss running physically. Running has kept me healthy through all these years. The doctors have told me one reason I have done so well over the last ten years of battling prostate cancer is my health from running. I miss that inward cleansing I sensed after a run. I miss the refreshing...
Verse 9 Who profit by the truths the prophet delivered? Such as set themselves to understand and know these things. The ways of God's providence towards us are right; all is well done. Christ is a Foundation Stone to some, to others a Stone of stumbling, and a Rock of offence. That...
”Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away…But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.“. 1 Corinthians 13:8,10 KJB...
truly I am thy servant. Then serve Him throughout the day by showing kindness to others, reading and obeying the Bible, praying, obeying your parents and teachers cheerfully. When you are tempted to be lazy, start writing a list of all the wonderful things Jesus has done for you. Never ...