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Lots of congregations put witty sayings on their sign boards. One I saw recently said, “For our many blessings we give thanks”. Read more…

Reading this past summer I was inspired by the vision of the two Words from heaven. Read more…

God does not offer us salvation to make us feel good, either emotionally or physically. Read more…

There are two elements of the Bible that makes it useful for people in living by faith: explicit statements about what is good and acceptable and what is wrong and undesirable; and principles that cover items that may not be explicitly addressed in the text of Scripture. Read more…

“For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12 Bible in Basic English [BBE]*, 1941). Read more…