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Prayers in time of war. Lord, God, of infinite mercy, we pray that you would look in compassion upon those now involved in war. Pardon our offences, our pride and arrogance, our self-sufficiency and forgetfulness of you. Give wisdom to leaders, courage and endurance...
CORRIE TEN BOOM
This message was given by Corrie ten Boom at the First International Congress on World Evangelization in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1974. In the Bible we read in Colossians 1:11, ‘As you live this new life with Jesus Christ, we pray that you will be strengthened...
WAR IN UKRAINE
In the light of the current war in Ukraine the following review was posted in my blog in 2018. It gave me a historical perspective on Ukraine and Poland that is invaluable. I want to introduce you to one of the most enthralling works of literature that I have ever...
WHAT IS SALVATION?
2 Timothy 1:9,10 “God has saved us and called us to a holy life – not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, but has now been revealed through the appearing of...
LOOKING FOR SALVATION
“At the time of Jesus’ birth, there was a deep longing for salvation throughout the length and breadth of the ancient world. The politician, the thinker, the man of religion, the man in the street, and supremely the Jew, all alike were looking for salvation.” (Michael...
INTERPRETING THE BIBLE TODAY
There are many textual critics who view the Scriptures as historical documents which are limited by their cultural origins and therefore are dated as to their applicability to today. This is an extremely serious charge. If true, it would mean that we can reject whole...
THE UNIQUENESS OF THE BIBLE
The Bible is a remarkable library of 66 books, spanning from the creation of the world, the birth of Abraham in approximately 2166 BC, to Revelation written by St John around 95 AD. The Canon for the Old Testament was fixed before 143 BC, and the New Testament 110-200...
THE VICTIM
(Richard Westall, Ecce Homo) At the end of time, billions of people were scattered on a great plain before God’s throne. Most shrank back from the brilliant light before them. But some groups near the front talked heatedly – not with cringing shame, but with...
THE GOD WHO SUFFERS
I could never myself believe in God, if it were not for the cross. In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it? I have entered many Buddhist temples in different Asian countries and stood respectfully before the statue of the Buddha,...
THE NEW JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS COACH
Doug Pederson has been selected as the new Jacksonville Jaguars coach. He coached the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl championship in 2018, but lost his job in 2020. The ups and downs of football coaches is legendary. He has a new chance of helping quarterback...
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