Is being half-right better than all wrong? Not if it makes you presume you know more than you do. Erasmus in c. 1500 first recorded the proverb, “In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” H.G. Wells wrote a short story, C.S. Lewis a poem, and Michael Flynn a novel, all sharing […]
CHRIST OUR ANCHOR: “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus…” (Heb 6:19-20). Stephen Hopkins is known as the U.S. colony of Rhode Island’s greatest statesman. A surveyor, politician, Chief Justice of […]
“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Mt 26:41). As Leonard Ravenhill put it, “A sinning man stops praying; a praying man stops sinning.” The spirit of a believer, referred to as “that which is born of God” (neuter), always votes for the Lord’s […]
How does human life differ from that of the animals? There are dramatic consequences if man is simply the latest animal in the evolutionary process. Morality then becomes a mere convention. Purpose is nonsensical, for there is no Purposer. Animal existence is the highest goal we can hope for, and life has no real value. […]
It is an unsettling mistake God’s people often make, that if I can’t see the Lord, then He doesn’t see me. If there is one outstanding characteristic of Elihu’s presentation, it’s his methodical approach. He knows, as A.W. Tozer famously stated, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important […]
CHRIST our PRAYER WARRIOR: “This is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah…” (Deut 33:7). Henry Law writes: “In Judah’s story we read prayer’s mightiest exploits. Mark David. We have a volume of his prayers. And with expiring breath he witnesses, ‘In my distress I called on the Lord, […]
“Thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing” (2 Cor 2:14-15). The Anglo-Zanzibar War occurred on August 27, […]
At a luncheon in his honor, Billy Graham told this story: “Albert Einstein was travelling from Princeton by train when the conductor came down the aisle. Einstein reached into his vest pocket. He couldn’t find his ticket, so tried his trousers. It wasn’t there. He looked in his briefcase, but still couldn’t find it. The […]
“To love all men is the greatest virtue; to be impartial in love is the greatest wisdom.” —Mencius God’s stand against partiality is clear and uncompromising. “God shows no partiality” (Rom 2:11, RSV). Partiality is prejudice or favoritism. In Israel, where judgment was in the hands of the town elders—often related to the parties involved in a […]