He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. All the paths of the Lord...
Oh how great is our division! Here and now is our valley of decision! Bible yes? Or, Bible no. John and Mary? Or, John and Joe. Something merely natural? Or, someone who is Divine? No purpose at all? Or, intelligent design. Do we exist after the tomb? Are they merely...
Let’s suppose that the Bible isn’t true. What do you suppose would happen to me and you? I can decide what I want to do. What’s true for me, may not be true for you. Now, let’s say that there is no God. Who’s to say what is normal, or odd? If there’s no such thing as...
Three weeks ago, in Lessons from Ezekiel's Temple, Part 10C, we discovered that although we are given very little information about these little chambers in the outer courts, they serve to remind us of many important lessons. They remind us to love everyone and treat...
'For this I came into the world, to testify to the truth, everyone on the side of truth listens to me. What is truth? Pilate asked. With this he went out again to the Jews and said; I find no basis for a charge against him.” (John 18:37-38 NIV) “My sheep listen to my...
TV Programs in which celebrities are quizzed have always been popular. If they are quizzed on very sensitive, private matters there is a buzz all around. Following in the footsteps of a popular reality program in American TV "The moment of truth", in India too a...
Recently I received an e-mail forward about a 15 year old who had been abducted. I prayed for the boy, but as I don't make a habit of forwarding e-mail, I deleted it. End of story. The next day, I received the same email, from someone else I know. Then, suddenly, I...
"As Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. Now hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was. They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he called out, saying, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'...
"Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord." (Lamentations 3:40) Secrets: as a kid they are fun. Telling “secrets” to your best friend and only the two of you know; laughing together in acknowledgement of the information only the two of you...
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936, English author) Truth is an interesting thing. It is usually defined as fact, reality, or accuracy. Of course a problem arises when the...