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I wish I could claim authorship of these wonderful expressions. I did a deep dive using AI to find the writer, but came up empty. I think it accurately reflects the hope Christians enjoy as they face the realities in this life.

A quiet humility settles over the heart when you realize that not everyone was given the years God has allowed you to live. Each morning is more than the start of another ordinary day. It is mercy opening the door again. Breath returns to your lungs. Light spreads across the sky. One more...

As an avid fisherman and outdoor enthusiest, I can relate to the “slowing down” process as we approach the end of our earthly walk. I ran across this from Chuck Swindoll and thought of your post: Chuck Swidoll The years take something from us. No one denies that. But they also give...

We agree. The depth and riches of His word are endless! They are hidden in plain sight, waiting till we are ready to understand.

“Remember your Creator” would seem to be a warranted continuation of the main thought continued from verse 1– especially since the Hebrew word for “remember” implies a direct, emphatic call to action. • The full verse urges this remembrance in the days of your youth, before the “evil days”...

I had never seen anyone attempt this, but it seems a perfectly logical result.

You are still using the worlds definition of “Believe.”

Obviously there is a difference in their definition of “Believe.” The meaning of belief that leads one to absolute trust in the work of the Christ Jesus encompasses much more than an intellectual exercise. Till one understands the Biblical meaning of belief that transcends the mere every day...

If one starts with a false premise, the truth will always elude them.

This is from a Facebook post where an individual ran the OT, NT, and Apocrypha through a specialized program that tested each for similarities and differences. The results are charted, Has anyone seen this sort of comparison before? Jeremy Menicucci This is a PCA plot showing my application of...

Indeed, suffering and more importantly our reaction to it, often tests our faith. It can be a great teacher that produces patience and trust, or it can lead to a complete meltdown. God expects certain things on our part, but He will supply greater grace (James 4:6) when we trust Him with our lives.

So, you get blessed because you worship on Saturday , and someone else gets blessed for worshipping on Sunday, do you then compare who has been blessed the most?

Study is necessary and good when our motives are pure. Here is another angle touted by a voice of the past. The Bane of "Religious Talk" A. W. Tozer Now, while we cannot project ourselves backward through time and walk again in Galilee with Christ and His disciples, we can by faith actually...

Many years ago an older Messianic Jewish lady shared that those “Filthy rags” were not abhorrent because of their nastiness. They were used as menstrual cloths and the fluids that they absorbed were an indication of a womb with no life, a “Dead womb” if you will. So, the focus was contrary to...

Would you agree with this? The perfect tense may not mean “guaranteed forever” However, it has also never meant “temporary unless maintained” either. Greek grammar simply does not settle that question That conclusion must come from context and theology, not tense alone.