Wisdom is found in being a fool…
Feb 19
"Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?" (I Corinthians 1:20). The scholars and scientists and intellectuals of this world may be held in great esteem by men, but to God, their humanistic reasonings are foolishness. In fact, the evolutionary philosophy which dominates the "wisdom of this world" has led to our modern amoral culture, to racism, to imperialism, to communism, Nazism, to New Age pantheism, humanism, atheism, abortionism, and to all manner of evil and foolish beliefs and practices.
Our God of all graces!
Feb 18
"Now the God of peace be with you all" (Romans 15:33). Our God of all the world has been known by many names in Scripture (Elohim, Jehovah, Adonai, etc.), but He is also identified, especially in the New Testament, as the God of many virtues and graces.
God’s mercy is our escape
Jan 08
"O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever." Psalm 136:1 God’s "mercy" is a monumental theme in Scripture. This word, "mercy", appears some 341 times in the Bible. Variations of this word in both Hebrew and Greek appear a total of 454 times and are also translated by "kindness," "lovingkindness," "goodness," "favor," "compassion," and "pity." Of the 66 books of the Bible, only 16 do not use one of the words for mercy. Even though "mercy" is an important concept, it is somewhat difficult to prescribe a definition for it, especially since "grace" is occasionally coupled with it.
What about Jewish refugees?
Apr 01
U.S. House Resolution 185, adopted on Tuesday, recognizes for the first time the rights of Jews who became refugees as a result of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Resolution expresses “the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the creation of refugee populations.” The non-binding bill asks the President to ensure that in all international forums, when the issue of Middle East refugees is discussed, US representatives will make sure that any explicit reference to Palestinian Arab refugees is matched by a similar explicit reference to Palestinian Jewish and other refugees. Many Jews lost their resources, their homes, and their heritage sites, fleeing in the face of persecution, pogroms, revolutions and brutal dictatorships.
When NOT to pray…
Feb 12
"And the Lord said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?" (Joshua 7:10) After the mighty victory at Jericho, it was abundantly obvious that God was fighting for His people as they entered the land of Canaan. God had promised Joshua: "There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life" (Joshua 1:5), so nothing could stop them now. Except one thing--sin in the camp! After a humiliating defeat at Ai, "Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face" and began to complain to the Lord about how He had let them down (Joshua 7:6-9). Now, normally prayer is a good thing, especially in such times of great need as this. Yet God rebuked Joshua for praying! There is a time to pray, and a time not to pray.
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