and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 And – How many times have you heard this verse? Dozens, I’ll bet, but we often miss the…
“Cut it down! Why does it even use up the ground?” Luke 13:7 Use Up – Parables make one point. That point is often a function of the event context of the parable. So, after Yeshua rejects the religious ranking of sins, He tells this parable about a fig tree that doesn’t produce. The parable…
25 de agosto “Córtala. ¿Por qué ha de cansar la tierra?” Lucas 13:7 Vidas Desperdiciadas Cansar – Las parábolas tienen el propósito de probar un punto. Ese punto con frecuencia es una función del contexto del evento de la parábola. Así que, después que Yeshua rechaza la jerarquía religiosa de pecados, El relata esta parábola…
Recently a student had some insights about an article I wrote many years ago. I’ll post them at the end of the article. They are good and relevant. Here’s the article first: SILENCED ALARMS (2004) “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be…
Well, our little community extends around the globe. We have one reader in Indonesia. Recently he asked if At God’s Table could help his efforts and we sent him a large donation. I asked him to send us something about what he is doing in that Muslim country and this is what I got back….
24 de agosto ¿Pensáis que estos galileos eran más pecadores que todos los demás galileos? Lucas 13:2 ¡Esos Pecadores! Que Todos Los Demás – ¿Cómo sabemos quién es en realidad pecador? La respuesta es evidente, ¿no crees? Solo debemos ver como murieron. A fin de cuentas, Dios no castiga a los justos. Ellos mueren mucho…
“Do you think that these Galileans were sinners beyond all the Galileans?” Luke 13:2 Beyond – How do we know who is really a sinner? Well, the answer is obvious, isn’t it? We just look how they died. If they were really bad, then they die in horrible ways. After all, God doesn’t punish the…
Do not labor for the food which perishes but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give to you; for God the father sealed this one. John 6:27 Do Not Labor – The daily devotional of Oswald Chambers for July 27 is profound. One of the sentences reads,…
“You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many. Matthew 25:23 Faithful – God gives. That is an essential part of the foundation of Christian thought. God, the Sovereign Master of the universe, gives. He determines the distribution of assets. They are His, not ours. He determines the degree of obligation….
“How often I desired to gather your children in the way a bird gathers her chicks from under her wings.And you did not desire it.”Matthew 23:37 Did Not Desire – My wife and I had a 3AM conversation.Obviously, it was serious.She pointed out, rightly so, that I struggle with the willingness to remove those…
