25In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? 26As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. JAMYS 2 Gwarnyans erbynn Faverans 1Ow...
What does Charlotte mean? The feminine form of "Charles," it means "petite" and "feminine." It has been a common name for royalty. Well-known Charlottes: novelist Charlotte Brontë; Wilbur's spider friend in Charlotte's Web; character in Sex and the City. French. Baby names inspired by...
The version of the joke for Presbyterians – the so-called “frozen chosen” – goes like this: How many Presbyterians does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: Change? What do you mean change?! Some of us may like change. But how many of us can say we always like change? Pro...
And, if to point his lesson, the Apostle urged a great and stainless name, even that of the Friend of God, so with it would he join the lowly and, perhaps, aforetime dishonoured one of Rahab, that he might, as it were, plead well with all men of every degree or kind. Dean ...
Does it mean big bonuses for executives? I hope not. I hope prosperity means that everyone lives with the basics – shelter, food, clothing. I hope it means that everyone has access to medical care for body and mind. I hope prosperity means that people find community, maybe a church comm...
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Jacob was a cheater, Peter had a temper, David had an affair, Noah got drunk, Jonah ran from God, Paul was a murderer, Gideon was insecure, Miriam was a gossip, Martha was a worrier, Sarah was impatient, Moses stuttered (we believe), Rahab was a prostitute, and Lazarus was dead. If...
How does one attempt to explain, or give one a glimpse into the heart of God? Let alone, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit!? Oh my heart has come undone… The prophets could expose the heart of God, and were murdered for it. For it means forsaking your pleasur...
We see that woven into the fabric of Matthew’s Gospel. In the Genealogy, a wholly Jewish genealogy starting with Abraham the father of the Jews, several of the entries in this genealogy are pointedly non-Jews. He mentions almost unnecessarily, Rahab, and Ruth. He mentions Uriah in the phr...
Trusting God does not mean our lives on earth will always go smoothly. But it does mean that we have a future hope for something greater. We know that there’s a Heavenly home awaiting us, and that God has promised us something much better than a cookie. We trust in Him and put our...