Tag Archives: Christian Theology

Reflecting With God 8/09/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading →

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Leviticus 16:21

Wednesday August 9, 2023 Leviticus 16:21 Aaron shall lay both his hands on the head of the live goat, confess over it all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions, concerning all their sins. As any … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought 8/09/2023

So Great Yet So Little One of the most infamous freethinkers of England was a man by the name of Anthony Collins, who died in 1729. He was author of the well-known “Discourse on Freethinking.” This Collins one day met … Continue reading →

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Reflecting With God 8/08/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading →

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Righteous Hatred

Tuesday August 8, 2023 Psalm 97:10 You who love the LORD, hate evil! With regard to some sins, if thou wouldst avoid them, take one piece of advice—run away from them. Sins of lust especially are never to be fought … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought 8/08/2023

No Place To Flee A heathen chief said to Rabbi Josiah, “My gods are greater than thy gods.” “Why?” asked the sage. “Because,” replied the heathen, “when your God appeared in the thorn bush Moses hid his face, but when … Continue reading →

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Reflecting With God 8/07/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading →

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The Gifts of the Spirit

Monday August 7, 2023 1 Corinthians 12:11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. God is Spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought 8/07/2023

No Eyes To See Him Augustine was once accosted by a heathen who showed him his idol and said, “Here is my god; where is thine?” Augustine replied, “I cannot show you my God; not because there is no God … Continue reading →

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Life In Focus 8/05/2023

The Fairness of God FIRES, Floods. Earthquakes. Famine. So many people seem to suffer from “acts of God” that strike without warning. Like Job, they appear to be relatively innocent of wrongdoing that might explain their pain. People wonder, “Is … Continue reading →

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The Need For Light

For Saturday August 5, 2023 1 Corinthians 2:14 The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. All spelunkers (cave … Continue reading →

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Anecdotal Story 8/05/2023

Out In the Open “People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel. After I had spoken, they spoke no more; my words fell gently on their ears. They waited for me as for showers and drank in … Continue reading →

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Classic Devotional 8/05/2023

Sorrow of Heart – 2 IT IS often better and safer for us to have few consolations in this life, especially comforts of the body. Yet if we do not have divine consolation or experience it rarely, it is our … Continue reading →

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Reflecting With God 8/04/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading →

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Matthew 28:20

Friday August 4, 2023 Matthew 28:20 “Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” This Word is to you who, by the grace of God, are His child. You have an unseen friend near you … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought 8/04/2023

Edinburgh’s Course Opener Dr. John Baillie made it a practice to open his course on the doctrine of God at Edinburgh University with these words: “Gentlemen, we must remember that in discussing God we cannot talk about Him without His … Continue reading →

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Reflecting With God 8/03/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading →

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The Big Compelling God

Thursday August 3, 2023 Luke 18:31 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem.” Jerusalem stands in the life of Our Lord as the place where He reached the climax of His Father’s will. “I seek not Mine own will, but … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought 8/03/2023

Matter Into Energy In northern Alabama some of our electricity comes from the Brown’s Ferry nuclear plant near Decatur, Alabama. This is the world’s largest nuclear energy plant. Its fuel is uranium. When just one gram of Uranium 235 fissions, … Continue reading →

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Reflecting With God 8/02/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading →

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