3 John 1:11 (AMP) Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but [imitate] what is good. The one who practices good [exhibiting godly character, moral courage and personal integrity] is of God; the one who practices [or permits or tolerates] evil has not seen God [he has no personal experience with Him and does not…
Introducing a Devotional Liturgy for the Advent Season September 24, 2023 by: Crossway A 40-Day Devotional Liturgy for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany During Christmas, homes are filled with good food, welcoming family, and lively cheer. Streets are lined with lights and sprinkled with snow. Amid this season of beauty, even Christians can become distracted, keeping…
“Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.”
A Pernicious Loop . . . he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything—Acts 17:25 There are few more powerful (and potentially harmful) forces at work in the lives of men than the When/Then lie. It goes like this: when we get that job, that promotion, that house, that “number” in the…
\”Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.\” — Psa 97:11. WRITING OF Emerson, Margaret Fuller says in her diary: \”Emerson has been here this morning with a sunbeam in his face.\” It is recorded of Daniel Rowlands, the famous Welsh preacher—to hear whom on the Sunday morning people would…