The Graciousness Of Uncertainty
Naturally, we are inclined to be so mathematical and calculating that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing. We imagine that we have to reach some end, but that is not …
Heartiness v. Heartlessness Towards Others
Do we need any more argument than this to become intercessors — that Christ “ever liveth to make intercession”; that the Holy Spirit “maketh intercession for the saints”? Are we living in …
Is Your Imagination Of God Starved?
The people of God in Isaiah’s day had starved their imagination by looking on the face of idols, and Isaiah made them look up at the heavens; that is, he made them …
Continuous Conversion
Our Lord is speaking here of the change that marks our initial conversion. But this isn’t a change we make just once at the start of our walk with him. We have …
His Birth and Our New Birth
His birth in history. “The holy one to be born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35). Jesus Christ was born into this world, not from it. He didn’t evolve …
What Is That to You?
One of the most difficult lessons we ever learn is that we must not interfere in other people’s lives. It takes us a long time to learn this lesson. We stubbornly refuse …
Authority and Independence
Our Lord never insists on obedience. He tells us emphatically what we should do, but he never forces us to do it. Our reason for obeying him must be a oneness of …
Faith
Faith in antagonism to common sense is fanaticism; common sense in antagonism to faith is rationalism. The life of faith brings the two into a right relationship. Common sense isn’t faith, and …