There was enough Scripture in me to let me know that it wasn’t enough. The prophets, especially Isaiah spoke about the deadliness of wealth, but there was that one verse in Proverbs that really disturbed me: “Your riches won’t help you on Judgment Day; only righteousness counts then.”...
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”Matthew 16:17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.1 John 5:4-5because everyone born of God overcomes ...
But avoiding darkness does not dispel darkness. To see reality clearly, we have first to name it. This is the Bible’s story from the beginning. The first thing God did was create light by speaking into the darkness. Some of us know the darkness all too well. We are grieving the loss...