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There are about 40 parables that our Lord gave, and nobody else in the New Testament gave any parables, so all the parables were given by our Lord. As we know, they were designed to hide the truth from unbelievers, but to reveal it to believers, those who have ears…

He was nearing 70 years old and was quite the seasoned listener. Some even said he had a ‘gift’ in listening because he wouldn’t interrupt. Ever. He would simply sit and smile, while giving the most caring eye contact while listening and not just hearing whoever came to him for…

Last week, as I was making a couple of devotional posts on this website, I made a mistake. The margins of the post were not aligned properly so that the text would view correctly on a mobile phone. Formatting for a monitor screen and formatting for a mobile phone are…

Our Life by:Charles Spurgeon “Christ who is your life.” Colossians 3:4 Paul’s marvelously rich expression indicates that Christ is the source of our life. You has He quickened who “were dead in . . . trespasses and sins.” The same voice that brought Lazarus out of the tomb raised us to newness…

As you read the title for this post, your initial thought may be, “What? God withholds forgiveness? That can’t be right.” However, the Bible speaks a great deal about forgiveness, both God’s forgiveness of sinful human beings and the forgiveness that human beings should have for each other. But they are…

How the Lord, in all His providence, placed this book in my care is sadly a sacred moment that I can’t recall clearly, but one thing I know with certainty is this … this one book introduced me to a man I had never heard of my entire life. The…

Our Life by: Charles Spurgeon Christ who is your life. Colossians 3:4 Paul’s marvelously rich expression indicates that Christ is the source of our life. You has He quickened who “were dead in . . . trespasses and sins.” The same voice that brought Lazarus out of the tomb raised us…

Truth for Life Devotional – by Alistair Begg AUGUST 8 The Source of True Worship He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. John 9:38 When he was first found by Jesus, the blind beggar in John 9 had been helpless and hopeless. Then he had become the object of God’s…