Money, Sex and Power

Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power of their hand. Micah 2:1 ESV Beds – What do you think about when you lay awake at night, unable to sleep? What comes to mind when your mind is…

The Eye of the Behold-er

Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! Psalm 133:1 ESV Behold – Before you run to the rest of the verse, dwelling on the unity David desires, stop at “Behold” and consider the opening word as a condition of fulfillment. The word in Hebrew is hinneh. Yes, it means “behold.”…

This is NOT a Christmas Present

But it is something I want to do for all my readers. For a limited time, you may download one (one only please) of the photos on this link (this offer has expired) without any cost.  My gift.  These are high-resolution digital images suitable for printing, framing, putting up as screen savers or whatever you…

Impossible Prayer

“If one goes to defile himself, openings are made for him; and he who goes to purify himself, help is afforded him.” Tractate Shabbat 104a Openings – Recently a man in China asked me to pray for him. He was having violent dreams and he was afraid that those dreams would cause him to act violently….

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“Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” John 8:24 NASB Believe – John uses the Greek “believe” in one form or another ninety-two times in his gospel. It is never once a noun. Pisteuo is a…

End of Story!

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the [a]sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Genesis 1:26 NASB Let them…

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Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. 2 Corinthians 11:15 NASB According to their deeds – Paul was afraid that his readers would be led astray. He was afraid they would embrace “another Jesus,” one not found as leader…