Tag: bible

Financial meltdown or prayer build-up?

September 26, 2008 | 4 comments

It occurred to me this morning that the most important activity happening in the financial sector of our country right now is not the meltdown on Wall Street so many investors fear. It’s the prayers of the spiritually minded at

Psalm 23

September 24, 2008 | No comments yet

A reader sent in a much loved classic which was printed in Reader’s Digest in 1950, and in many other places since. If you love the 23rd Psalm, you’ll love the treasures of insight found in this piece. Some of

Cell phone or Bible?

July 31, 2008 | 4 comments

Forwarded by a reader… I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bibles like we treat our cell phone? What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets? What if we flipped through it several times a

The Refiner’s Fire

June 23, 2008 | 6 comments

“He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” Malachi This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to

What is true goodness?

February 12, 2008 | 25 comments

While driving to my office today, it struck me how often people get upset with God because they don’t receive what they pray for. “God is supposed to be good,” they protest. “Why didn’t God give me what I asked