Nehemiah knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that asking the king for permission to go to Jerusalem was a long shot. He also wrestled with his own desire for comfort. Here he was trusted. While there was the risk of being poisoned, that would be enough for most of us, the risk was…
You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. Matthew 7:5 It is highly predictable. Think back to the final months of President Obama’s presidency. There was an open seat in the Supreme Court. Democrats said it was…
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21 G.K. Chesterton…
Ecclesiastes 12:14: “For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” One of the things that I have noticed is that most people want others and other tribes to be judged harshly and themselves and their tribe to be judges gently. Is…
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