Good leaders should not only talk but toil; not only toil but train; not only train but transfer. How safe is a house without doors or a city without gates? The walls are as nothing without them. When a cupbearer can rebuild a broken-down city, under constant threat, with volunteer labor, in 52 days, don’t […]
CHRIST the LIFE PRINCIPLE: “Reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom 6:11). Eternal life was the life which Christ exhibited on the human plane, and it is the same life, not a copy of it, which is manifested in our mortal flesh when we […]
“You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Ps 16:11). Together with Michelangelo and da Vinci, Raphael was one of the trio of artistic greats in the High Renaissance. Orphaned by age 11, he nonetheless began his career at that point, […]
It is feared that much Christian activity is attempted without the work resting on a solid foundation of prayer, holiness, Bible study and dependence on the Spirit of God. In his book “From Death to Life,” William Haslam tells how he was busy with the construction of the new church building were he served. But […]
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Read More… from Episode 18: The Trinity And Life As It Is Meant To Be
The life of faith can no more be sustained by flattery than it can be destroyed by criticism. Tongues kept wagging; trowels kept working. In spite of all the interference by foes and inaction by some who should have been helping, here is Nehemiah’s progress report: “So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of […]
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CHRIST the SIN-OFFERING: “…You make His soul an offering for sin” (Isa 53:10). Years ago, I was leading a tour to Israel and we had arranged to spend a day working with some archeologists excavating a Roman villa at Gilo. After we were done, I asked if we could sing a psalm to them. Graciously, […]
“When he is judged, let him be found guilty, and let his prayer become sin” (Ps 109:7). What a haunting request! This psalm provides a vivid example of an imprecation, the opposite of a benediction. There are at least 21 other Imprecatory Psalms calling down God’s judgment on His enemies. And while this doesn’t seem […]