Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” Luke 24:13-24 After the resurrection two of Jesus’ disciples were returning home. Jesus caught up with them, and although he already knew what was in their...
Since Jerry’s leg amputation seven years ago, with the diagnosis of arteriosclerosis and diabetes, we spend a lot of our time in doctors' offices. We were in an old facility yesterday, which houses the temporary offices of a group of vascular surgeons. Their offices...
As Jesus was crucified the Jewish leaders looked up and ridiculed Him. He looked down and said, “Father, forgive them; they don’t know what they are doing.” By His death He was proving how desperate was man’s condition, with no means of escaping His Father’s wrath,...
"My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God." Psalm 84:2 I am addicted to the Word of God. In it is the power of the life of Jesus Christ, the Lord. The power of the gospel to save, (Romans...
In this seventh chapter Andrew Murray brings us to the heart of his message, the original title of Humility ~ the Beauty of Holiness. (PDF) He reminds us that humility is the fruit of holiness; the inward impression and the outward expression of holiness. He has...
Growing up in the church I often heard of symbolisms of the cross of Christ. The one I remember was the vertical post as representative of the relationship between God and the believer; the horizontal bar representing the relationship between believers. Christ and His...
When we read about the Israelites---how they experienced the parting of the Red Sea, their safe passage to the other side, witnessing their enemies being destroyed, and only three days later murmuring against Moses, “What shall we drink?”---we wonder what kind of...
If you have been with me from the beginning of this review on Humility you know that we have gotten into something that is beyond any of our speculations. We have learned that humility is not just another commodity that we can add to our purchases in this life. For a...
(This is a follow-up from the previous article. If you have not read it I encourage you to read it before you read this article.) There are many single women today who are discontent with their families, their education, their jobs, their singleness, and many other...