Tom Irvine Please help me send Bibles to poor people throughout the world: Support Link * * * The New Testament contains a short book called Philemon. Here is a summary: The Apostle Paul introduces himself as a prisoner of Jesus Christ. Paul was under house arrest… Read more
I have several weaknesses of my own. I often have fatigue. And I have a borderline case of Asperger syndrome. But the purpose of this message is not to dwell on my own condition. Rather it is to present scriptural insights. * * * The… Read more
Please help me send Bibles to poor people throughout the world: Support Link * * * As Christians, we have a particular challenge. There is a saying, “Be ye in the world, but not of the world.” This quote does not actually appear in scripture,… Read more
Here are some more thoughts on enduring trials and tribulation . . . . Suffering is universal; how we react to suffering is individual. Suffering can take us one of two ways. It can be a strengthening and purifying experience combined with faith, or… Read more
I have been studying Biblical Hebrew… The Hebrew name for Jesus is: Yeshua, which means “He who saves.” Matthew 1 [19] Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.… Read more
Job asked “If a man die, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14) He later answered his own question: For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this… Read more
The world is in a state of turmoil. There are wars and rumors of wars. There is the threat of economic collapse. * * * Recall the story in Matthew 16:21-34 and Mark 6:45-51. Jesus had finished feeding more than 5000 people. He then sent… Read more
The poet Lon Woodrum wrote: I met a stranger in the night, Whose lamp had ceased to shine; I paused and let him light His lamp from mine. A tempest sprang up later on, And shook the world about, And when the wind was gone,… Read more
The Apostle Paul declared: [15] And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. [16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for… Read more
Mary, the mother of Jesus, declared: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Luke 1:46-47 * * * Each of us has a portion of the light of Christ within our souls. The apostle John wrote: That (Jesus Christ)… Read more