Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea. I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers… I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep […]
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Have you ever heard a song and then kept playing it repeatedly? Sooner or later, you tired of it and went to another song. I do this with chapters of the Bible, except that I don’t tire of it, as I sometimes memorize the chapter. One of these chapters is Hebrews 4. An amazing chapter!
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This Interruption is part of the Grant and Barbara in Scotland adventure series! The heading for Psalm 57 in some translations says . . . For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time he fled from Saul and went into the cave. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!” We may
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This Interruption is part of the Grant and Barbara now in Scotland adventure series! Paul asked Timothy to visit him in Rome and requested from him. . . When you come, be sure to bring the coat I left with Carpus at Troas. Also bring my books, and especially my papers (2 Timothy 4:13, NLT).
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This Interruption is part of the Grant and Barbara now in Scotland adventure series! My wife and I are in Edinburgh, Scotland. John Knox, one of the world’s most famous theologians, is buried close to the St. Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. Knox lived from 1505 to 1572. At his graveside during the funeral, one speaker
So I recommend having fun, because there is nothing better for people in this world than to eat, drink, and enjoy life (Ecclesiastes 8:15a, NLT). Several weeks back, my wife and I decided to go to Scotland. Today we leave. Some might take weeks to plan an international trip, but not Grant and Barbara. We
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В Иакова 3:13-18 брат Господень пишет о горечи, зависти, амбициях и эгоизме, противопоставляя им благочестивые добродетели мира и мудрости. Давайте прочтем его учение в перефразированной версии Old Guy (OGV). Если мы говорим, что мы мудры, наши действия должны выражать мудрость и кротость, и окружающие нас будут испытывать благодать в нашем присутствии (ст. 13). Если у нас
And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered (John 10:35, NLT). When discussing Scripture, someone might say, “That’s your opinion.” And while I believe that people should have their own opinions since I have too many of them myself. . . I do believe the Bible says five things that are so incontrovertible from
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Philippians is the “gospel” of the Pauline letters. The word “gospel” is used six times in chapter one. If we know the gospel, we understand the Book of Philippians. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the
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Our God is a good and great God. Many challenge the God of the Bible by saying, “God can’t be both good and great. If God is good and He allows evil, He must not be powerful enough to stop evil. But if He is great and powerful enough to stop evil, then He must
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