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Me and Thee and the KJV
I thank Christianity Today magazine for the above title, which appeared on the cover of the May 2011 issue. In case you haven't heard, the first copies of what we call the King James Bible was printed 400 years ago this month. Quite a number [...]
Beyond and Above All
One of my many favorite verses is found in my favorite book of the Bible -- Ephesians. "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us" (3:20). Just about [...]
Are you in Christ?
Book titles can be great triggers to get the thought processes going. Last week in a bookstore I saw this title and smiled: "The Last Decision You'll Ever Make: A Groom's Survival Guide." See what I mean? Its "a laugh-a-minute survival guide for men about [...]
The Resurrection: Gravity Upward
Two things stand out very clearly about Jesus' resurrection. It was not expected by these followers, but received at first with incredulity and doubt and stubborn unwillingness to accept it without clear indisputable proof. And then that they were thoroughly satisfied that He was actually [...]
The word of his grace
This fascinating phrase, "the word of his grace", appears twice in the book of Acts and nowhere else. I came across it again recently. Here are the two occurrences: "Therefore they stayed there [at Iconium] a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who was [...]
Your Destiny or Your Present
A search on ChristianBook.com for books on "destiny" yielded 1,122 results! One definition for the word I found online was "something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune." It is now a popular subject for many [...]
This New Year: Make your tent larger!
"Make your tents larger! Spread out the tent pegs; fasten them firmly" (Isaiah 54:2 CEV). "Clear lots of ground for your tents! Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! Use plenty of rope, drive the tent pegs deep" (Message Bible). God laid this powerful, [...]
Christ Is Enough, period
In his review of Phillip Cary's book Good News for Anxious Christians in Christianity Today (December 2010), Christopher Benson writes: "How do we follow the commandment to not be anxious about anything" (Phil. 4:6)? The gospel, Cary argues, gives us permission to ignore anxiety-producing techniques [...]
The First Promise of Christmas
The first promise that there would be a Christmas was given by God after Adam sinned, and is recorded in Genesis 3:14-20. "So the Lord God said to the serpent: 'Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all cattle; and more than [...]
A Thanksgiving Bible Study
Look up these scriptures in your Bible. Read them in several versions: Thanksgiving "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" (I Thessalonians 5:18). Williams' translation is, "Make it a habit to thank God for everything." [...]