With Jack Bailey
Scripture “When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called…
Scripture ““I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.” ~Exodus 20:2-3, LSB Quote Idolatry is the folly of asking a gift to be the giver. ~Dana Ortlund Idolatry can be very subtle; if we are…
Scripture The end of the matter, all that has been heard: fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the end of the matter for all mankind. ~Ecclesiastes 12:13, LSB Quote Every government consist of mere men and is strictly viewed as makeshift. If it adds to God’s commands, it lies, and it lies…
Scripture Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, graciously forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has graciously forgiven you. ~Ephesians 4:32, LSB Quote Don’t be afraid of being different; be afraid of conformity. ~Ya’akov There are two basic kinds of literature: fiction and nonfiction. I read mostly nonfiction but occasionally, I read fiction…
Scripture So, what about eating meat that has been offered to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God. ~1 Corinthians 8:4, NLT Quote It is the glory of vain men never to yield to the truth. ~Augustine Roman and Greek mythology was big…
Scripture Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ~Matthew 5:3, LSB Quote Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of others. ~C. S. Lewis {God in the Dock, p. 127} Poverty creates brotherhood. Those who are poor…
Scripture Ask, using My name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy. ~John 16:24, NLT Quote Action produce results: Prayer is an action. ~C.S. Lewis I am bad to get a new book, read a couple of chapters and lay it down. I am a spot reader; I seldom read a book…
Scripture Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. ~Matthew 7:7-8, NASB Quote The LAW OF PRAYER is to ask. ~George W. Truett Although…
Scripture Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” ~Psalm 14:1 Quote Human nature, the importance of objective truth, and the beauty of family and of distinctions between the sexes is beyond man’s will {control}. ~C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis wrote a space trilogy back in the 1940’s: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous…
Scripture How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! ~Psalm 1:1, NASB Quote I would be inclined to think a Christian would be wise to avoid any meeting with people who are bullies, lascivious, cruel,…