John Newton -- a man who went from being a captain of slave ships to becoming a preacher of the “Amazing Grace” he came to know and of which he wrote the hymn -- is noted as saying, “My grand point in preaching is to break the hard heart, and to heal the broken one.” Such is the power of the Word of God when it comes into contact with the receptive … [Read more...] about HEART RECEPTION!
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Translations: An Overview
The Bible is inspired by God and originally written by inspired men. No Bible translator nor any particular translation was ever inspired by God. The Old Testament is translated from Hebrew texts; the New Testament is translated from Greek manuscripts. The Greek was originally written in all capitals and in continuous text. Verses and verse numbers are placed in the Bible by … [Read more...] about Translations: An Overview
MY CONTRIBUTION!
Contributors in life! That’s what we should desire to be. What are we offering? What is it we are providing for those among whom we find ourselves? There are great contributions we can make on behalf of others. Those contributions can impact in … [Read more...] about MY CONTRIBUTION!
THE FOOD!
Recently a friend and brother in Christ posted: “I try to find the good in every situation. Wait. That was a typo. I meant “food”. I try to find the food in every situation.” It seems quite often, if food is involved, people will come. Sales pitches … [Read more...] about THE FOOD!
WORD DIRECTION (Part 2 of 3)
As we noted yesterday, the Word of God needs to be taken. But taken where? It is first of all to be personally taken in within ourselves; into our heart and mind so as to properly direct our own life. Having taken God’s Word to heart we are then prepared to take it to the world. Let us consider one of the ways of doing so today, and -- Lord … [Read more...] about WORD DIRECTION (Part 2 of 3)
