Energion Publications is pleased to announce the release of the latest volume in the Topical Line Drives series, Holiness of Heart and Life by Dr. Allan R. Bevere. Dr. Bevere has recently retired after a lifetime of service as a pastor in the United Methodist Church. This topic has been very important to him. Here…
Faith Never Stands Alone by Ronald Higdon. Here’s a taste: In the Hebrew Scriptures, one of the major signs that a false prophet (almost always associated with the established powers) was speaking, was the assurance that all was well and that there was no trouble or judgment coming. True prophets usually came on the scene…
Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake causes widespread damage in northern California. We have an author who lives in the area who has reported in safe, actually just before I had seen the news story. Prayers are good. If at all possible, also take action and thus be part of the answer to your own prayers.
You know, happiness is so fickle. It comes and goes depending on the circumstances, but joy is lasting. It’s an intentional choice, regardless of your circumstances. Sorrow and suffering will pass but joy can remain forever. Our joy is found in the Lord…who He is, what He’s done, and the promise of what He’ll continue…
The Bible has no record of anyone asking Jesus to heal him on a Sabbath. They knew better. Jesus took the initiative in all his Sabbath healings, and always chose situations where the person had been infirmed for a long time. He could have postponed these healings until after sundown or to a following day;…
It’s during such seasons that we have to exhibit, as Brennan Manning suggests, a “ruthless trust.” When we’ve prayed and cried to God for deliverance and still find ourselves no better off, God’s character and commitment must sustain us.While I certainly don’t want to appear glib or offer shallow explanations about life’s complex issues, ruthless…
When people complain that they don’t understand someone, I sometimes respond with, “That’s nothing. I don’t understand myself.” If love is based on understanding, it is going to be almost non-existent. We all cry out for unconditional love; if it is conditional, it isn’t love, it is based on something we do to merit that…
Ever present in John’s mind is the challenge posed by the secessionists. The secessionists have been suggesting that faith alone is necessary for salvation, without any corresponding deeds. The issue, as Raymond Brown notes, isn’t hypocrisy. The issue is the secessionists “taught that actions or deeds were not salvifically important since one already possessed eternal…
November 7 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4 God doesn’t leave me when times are tough. I may move away because I am hurt that HE allowed the circumstances. I may move away because my focus becomes me and my pain…
