During Advent, many congregations sing the beautiful hymn Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus. For good reason. The hymn speaks of our desire to be set free from our fears and sins while also expressing a yearning for Jesus, the “joy of every longing heart.” When evening falls on December 2...
Writing about these hard words, Oswald Chambers says, “Jesus Christ came to send a sword through every peace that is not based on a personal relationship to himself.” In short, every sense of well-being and security not based on a relationship with Jesus will be wrecked by a God who k...
It imports into this passage Jesus' analogy of death "� a large house with individual rooms."In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come ...
She never hesitated to share in her conversations, writings, speeches and activities, her ‘reading of scripture, the examples of Jesus, her own prayers and the divine call to work for a more just and peaceful world.’ By opening with ‘What Religion Means to me’, an article Eleanor wrote...
He was a half-brother of Jesus and therefore, an eyewitness of his life. He was likely one of the sources for the gospel of Luke along with Peter, Cleopas, Mary, and Joanna. James could vouch for the infancy narrative and childhood of Jesus. The gospel of Luke notes, in the account ...
When I read the Bible, I don't see it meaning, 'I'm going to heaven after I die.' Before modern evangelicalism nobody accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, or walked down an aisle, or said the sinner's prayer. —Brian D. McLaren ...
I have long noticed how the evangelical church tends to downplay the Holy Spirit. We talk a lot about God, a good amount about Jesus, but little about the Holy Spirit. It is a rare thing for a nonfiction book to be a page-turner for me, but this book was definitely that. McKnight...
they consented to come together to record with us on this beautiful song. As believers, we have a power available to us that is far beyond ourselves. Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit and he did. Now the Spirit dwells in each of us and he functions as the Councilor, Healer, ...
303.I Don't Know How to Get Along Without the Lord 304.Do You Call That Religion 305.Jesus Loves Us All 306.The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow 307.Run, Children, Run 308.Let It Be 309.How I Got Over 310.Waterfall 311.Tulipano ...
1:2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. 1:3 Becau 分享34赞 行尸走肉吧 Alex清一色 一切关于萝莉生死的猜测都可以停止了,萝莉确定已告别。Actress Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori Grimes on AMC's The Walking Dead) talks about her character's final ...