Views: 70So much has changed since I was young. When I was younger, proverbs and clichés had clear, deep and very educative meanings. So when you hear something like, “Make hay while the sun shines…” There is no doubt in your mind about the message it carriesBut these days, you hear things like, “Your mess […]
Read More →Views: 89I could not help but notice how quick people were to incite others to hatred and violence in the New Testament. Jesus himself suffered from such. In Mark 15:11-15, we read: But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus.Pilate asked them, “Then […]
Read More →Views: 65 Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness? For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who […]
Read More →Views: 888What is quiet time? The first person whose definition I wanted to see was Billy Graham, but was rewarded not only with what Billy Graham thinks of it, but also with a very good and concise historical literature on it by Wikipedia. The full research can be found here. Quiet time, also called heart-to-heart time, […]
Read More →Views: 64There is a saying attributed to Marilyn Minter that says: “Success is as dangerous as total failure.” In the midst of success, all your bad habits get funding, and become affordable. They come in to destroy you if you let them. David was a mighty king and warrior whose success came from His relationship […]
Read More →Views: 1455The enemy never gives up on the first try but will keep coming again and again, to test you and see if you are still strong. In the past three devotionals we looked at the three steps king David, the great warrior, had which worked for him at all times and gave his success. […]
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