Do you know who Theopholis was? I dare say that many people reading this would not immediately know. There is a good reason for that. Almost nothing is known of him. What we do know is that two entire books of the New Testament were written by Luke to him. (Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:1). …
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Wide Feet, Beautiful Feet
I have a hidden problem, a condition which, if revealed, would amaze and terrorize everyone in sight. I am talking about my feet. While the rest of my body is in a reasonably good shape (for my age), my feet are ugly, cold and wide. Most people can buy any shoe they want or can…
The Myth of Greener Pastures by Alex Gonzalez
Last Sunday, as we were driving to church, we witnessed a peculiar and ridiculous scene: A cow bending over the fence, straining her whole body in an attempt to retrieve a delicious morsel of “greener” grass from the other side of the fence. This foolish cow’s deed is a symbol of the actions of many…
God Desires Service and Worship that Flow from the Heart
Biblically, the human heart is the place of the emotions, the intellect, and the will. It is the place where we think, feel, and make decisions. It is the most inner part of our being. When we say that God desires service that flows from the heart, we mean that God wants more from…
Our Compassionate Christ
“And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately…
Your Present Condition is not Your Final Condition
In Genesis 13:16 we find these words spoken by God to Abraham, “for all the land that you see I will give to you and to your offspring forever. I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can…
Genesis 1 (January 1)
“God Is the Best” “In the beginning…” All of us had a beginning, a physical beginning when we were born from our earthly parents. Some…