Persecution
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Persecution – Vance Havner
“And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:27 “We are not bearing our crosses every time we have a headache; an aspirin tablet will…
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Mature Christianity
“We may not be able to prevent other people from being our enemies, but we can prevent ourselves from being enemies toward others.” ~ Warren Wiersbe Reading the above quote a little bit…
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Psalm 9:9,10
“The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not…
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Be Still, My Soul
“And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying, Be strong and courageous,…
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Suffering – Oswald Chambers
“We all know people who have been made much meaner and more irritable and more intolerable to live with by suffering: it is not right to say that all suffering perfects. It only…
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The Law of the Boomerang
While reading in Proverbs this morning, I couldn’t help but think of “The Boomerang Song” by Ron Hamilton (Patch the Pirate). The verses below, followed by the song lyrics, sound out a clear…
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Who Are We Pleasing?
“And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.” Mark 15:15 This chapter, as you see, speaks of when…
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Persecution…It’s Just To Be Expected
“Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.” I John 3:13 I don’t think I know of anyone that desires to be hated…no name comes to my mind at the moment. 🙂…