The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. Psalm 51:17 NASB Broken/Contrite – “Without the shedding of blood there is no remission for sins.” Ah, well, maybe. Maybe not. According to the Psalmist, what God desires is a broken and contrite person, not…
Not only my wife (who is Sicilian, by the way) but this incredible vehicle, which is the only thing that fits on some of the streets.
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he used to say, “Come, and let us go to the seer”; for he who is called a prophet now was formerly called a seer.) 1 Samuel 9:9 NASB Prophet/Seer – Once in awhile, if you are paying attention, you run across a sentence…
Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three, when they spoke to Pharaoh. Exodus 7:7 NASB Eighty years old – Today is my birthday. I will be celebrating it on an airplane flying over the Atlantic. I have been celebrating birthdays at 35,000 feet for quite a number of years now. Seems like the preparation…
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 NASB Will perfect it – How long will God have to work on us before we arrive at His intended destination? How long will it be before…
Whoever believes that Jesus is the [a]Christ is [b]born of God, and whoever loves the [c]Father loves the child [d]born of Him. 1 John 5:1 NASB Born – Today we leave all the indications of marginal notes in the text. The NASB has four notations (a, b, c, d) that explain that the Greek text…
The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:8 NASB Love – John’s statement seems pretty clear, right? God is love. We get that. Unless you’re one of those who doesn’t understand the necessity of judgment in the fabric of love, and you conclude that all the…
The annual Spring festival. I was fortunate to actually accompany the contingent from this end of the city into the Basilica for the blessing before the games begin. So I thought you might enjoy the history and the scenery.
Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the Lord’s hearing. 1 Samuel 8:21 NASB Lord’s hearing – Do you suppose that God didn’t know what the people said so that it was necessary for Samuel to repeat their words? No, of course not! Then why does the…
