December - 2017

"To those who have been called, who have loved by God the father and kept by Jesus Christ . . .

As far as we know, humans are the only creatures that experience their existence as 'a dusty scuffle across a parched terrain' ; 'a tale...

"You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. T

'Can't see the wood for the tree!' Many Bible scholars are atheists. Many experts in chapter, verse and provenance find these very useful...

"This is what the Lord Almighty says: 'Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion t

Many who seek redress in the courts fail to find it there. A sufficient setting right of wrongs goes begging. The strict enforcement and...

"I tell you the truth, who ever hears my word and believes him who sent me, has eternal life an

Death poses a question over every human life. Why do we live; why do we die; will our living have a meaning that goes beyond death; will...

"Shout and be glad O daughter of Zion, for I am coming, and I will live among you, declares the

Ideal religion centers not on our approach to God but on his approaching us. The difference between those two models of spirituality is...

"Jesus answered, 'Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks

The stunning success of science since the 17th century made us confident enough to assert that self-conscious life is the product of time...

"For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son . . ."

Love's chief element is giving. To give from one's surplus, from one's abundance is cheap. But to give what is irreplaceable is costly....

" . . . These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head, but the c

Horns are symbols of strength and conquering power in the Bible. Here, Babylon and Medo-Persia are in view. Amazingly, there hegemony...

"Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did

It's hard for us to conceive of greater personalities and greater events than those we have looked to from within our own cultural...

"'Be strong all you people of the land,' declares the Lord, 'and work. For I am wit

A mother says to her small child, 'Come on sweetie, you can do it; Mommy is here.' What is she trying to achieve? Her offspring's...

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"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously wi

“But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of the cov

" . . .So we too have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ

"Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many gr

"Jesus replied, 'The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified'"

"In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in

" . . . He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ f

"Simon Peter asked him, 'Lord, where are you going?' Jesus replied, 'Where I am goi

"Though you have not seen him you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you

"It was revealed to them that were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the thing

"If you really knew me, you would know my father as well" (John 14:7).

"Like newborn babies crave pure spiritual milk so that you may grow up in your salvation, now t

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Desmond Ford