“So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by…
These pithy sentences are well worth your time. I value short quotes that encapsulate wisdom (the modern equivalent of ‘proverbs’), and I’ve collected hundreds. These 13 are among the most thought-provoking. If you take the time to ponder them, each…
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33) Seek – pursue after, put your time and attention into this. Here are instructions for every Christian person, as…
“Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be…
After reading ‘The Twelve Monotasks,’ I’ve been thinking on the subject more and identified four monotasks. I’ve already covered worshipping and studying, and today I share some thoughts on conversing as a monotask. It’s probably obvious why I’ve identified ‘conversing’…
The Lord brings trials and difficulties, as well as challenging situations of all kinds, in order that the Christian might be constantly dependent on him. Every challenge is given in order that we might go back to him and find…
“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10) There are two prominent dangers into which our prayers can fall: the danger of no faith, and the danger of false faith. The danger…
Agnoete: Mankind has taken a great step forward! He is on the verge of even greater things. New technologies and inventions will soon allow him to overcome many of the limitations of the past. Theophilus: This is the great danger…
“…Do we love the convictions of the Word? Do we love the Word when it comes home to our conscience and shoots its arrows of reproof at our sins? It is the minister’s duty sometimes to reprove. He who can…
“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 10:17) It is right and appropriate for Christians to boast. Sometimes this looks like ‘boasting’ in the way that we often think of boasting – “I’m so proud of…”…
