I dreamed I drove on a Florida road, still and straight and empty. On either side were groves of orange trees, so that as I turned to look at them from time to time, line after line of orange trees stretched back endlessly from the road their boughs heavy with round orange fruit. My wonder grew as the miles slipped by. How could the harvest be gathered? Suddenly I realized that for all the hours...
What God is saying about greed: For greed is idolatry. (Ephesians 5:5). Then he said to them: “Take care and be on your guard against every form of greed, for a man’s life does not depend on the abundance of his possessions. (Luke 12:15). Where did the struggle come from? Where did the quarrels among you come from? Doesn’t it come from your selfish desires that are constantly...
Story: Years ago, a very evil, vile, ruthless man owned many taverns. In those taverns, he took at much money from people as possible. Women would come to him, begging him to send their husbands home because they were drinking away their salaries, and there was then nothing left to feed the children. He simply laughed, scolded and kicked them out of his drinking houses. He didn’t hesitate to kill...
This is a worthy read. For the fearful and the not-so-fearful.
When you come to the point that you believe you, at last, understand God, you must know that the ‘god’ you think you understand, is a construction of your imagination. The word ‘god’ already implies a being that is above and beyond total comprehension. This does not mean that we must stop trying to study the Bible. We must keep reading and studying the Scriptures...
“SHE HAS probably been instrumental in saving more fallen women than any other one person.” That was evangelist Wilbur Chapman’s assessment of Emma Whittemore, an unlikely heroine to work among prostitutes. Family wealth had shielded her from seeing the shady side of life, while timidity and sickness kept her from rough haunts. Her place was among personal servants, fancy dinner parties, and...