Material Things
“Our world is a material world. We are constantly presented with technological advances and improvements and sentiments such as: “He who...
Spiritual Dimension
“Jeremiah tried to warn King Zedekiah about the impending Babylon invasion and told him what he should do (Jer. 45:14-28 LXX/38:14-28)....
Feeding
“Jesus feeding the multitudes, specifically feeding the five thousand, is His only miracle that is recounted in all four Gospels (except...
Prayer (for Others)
“One must force himself to prayer when he has not spiritual prayer; and thus God, beholding him thus striving and compelling himself by...
Sin and Cleansing
“When our bodies are dirty, we take a bath or a shower. When our bodies are infected, we take medicine. When our cars are dirty, we wash...
God's Purpose
“God often permits the wicked to carry out their evil plans in order to fulfill some larger purpose He has for the objects of their...
Human Condition
“Whereas the Old Covenant was carved on tablets of stone, the New Covenant is personal – the Son comes as a man to other men, to...
God with Us
“Events may throw us into a frenzy and threaten to overwhelm us, but God is with us. We have a God who can carry us through anything in...
Repentance (Enemies of and Obstacles to)
“…many people today proudly ignore God…or we expect God to be at our beck-and-call… or…we dismiss repentance as something arcane,...
Secrets
"Acknowledging our weakness we may see in the ugly, disfigured secret places of ourselves the raw material in need of the Holy Spirit."...