Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed. —Romans 4:18 We see faith at its finest when we watch the heavyhearted Abraham pack his sacrificial gear and with his son in tow begin the three-day trek to Moriah to […]
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We will be saved through him from God’s wrath. —Romans 5:9 Human anger and Divine anger have nothing in common. Human anger is explosive, uncontrolled, and sometimes dangerous. You’ve seen people blow their top—it’s not pretty; you keep your distance. Human anger is usually self-centered, the fuse most often lit by real
Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus. —Romans 1:1 For a Roman citizen—which Paul was—to identify himself as a slave would shock his proud Roman readers out of their sandals. Nevertheless, the first word he used to describe himself when he wrote a letter to the Romans was “slave”—“Paul, a slave
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Voltaire said the way to judge a person is by the questions they ask. That, it seems to me, is especially true of questions we ask ourselves. Here are a few that are worth asking. Is anger going to make this better? Some people send our anger thermometer sky-high: callous bosses, crabby salespeople, exasperating know-it-alls,
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[God] will fulfill his purpose for me. —Psalm 57:2 Scottish runner Eric Liddell was favored to win the 100-meter race in the 1924 Paris Olympics. He withdrew from the event because it was scheduled for Sunday, and his religious convictions vetoed competing on
Because I live, you also will live. —John 14:19 I recently presided at the memorial service for a dear friend who had battled cancer for six years. In a post to family and friends, he wrote, “I have zero fear of death.” Jesus
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Love one another. —John 13:34 David Doubilet, the most-published photographer for National Geographic, is a master craftsman who produces breathtaking underwater pictures. Environmentalists berate him for not publishing hard-edge pictures of polluted oceans, grungy beaches, and dead fish. But Doubilet believes the way to inspire people to be environmentally sensitive is to show the
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The apostles got into an argument about which one of them was the greatest. —Luke 22:24 When Jesus took off his robe, wrapped a servant towel around his waist, filled a basin, and began washing his disciples’ feet, you could have heard a
[God] planned . . . that we should be adopted as his own children. —Ephesians 1:5 Eloise sits on the edge of her four-year-old’s bed and says: “If I could have my pick of all the girls in the world, when I saw you I’d say, ‘She’s the one
Name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. —Matthew 1:21 The 2013 movie, Man of Steel, was a reboot of the Superman myth. Clark Kent, the super-powered alien from the planet Krypton, assumed the role of protector, facing off with General Zod to
