#8 in the Sermon on the Mount Series Matthew 5:6 reads this way in the NASB: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Hunger is Natural In this Beatitude, the word translated hunger speaks of … [Continue reading]
C. S. Lewis ends his essay entitled The Efficacy of Prayer in a collection entitled The World's Last Night: And Other Essays with these words: "If we were stronger, we might be less tenderly treated. If we were braver, we might be sent, with far … [Continue reading]
I woke up this morning with the Bruce Springsteen song "No Surrender" bouncing down the corridors of my brain. The line "we made a promise we swore we'd always remember, no retreat baby and no surrender" grabs my attention. This line reveals the … [Continue reading]
In reading of ancient civilizations and their conquests in the Bible, it strikes me that there are two categories of people. There are producers and there are parasites. Rather than build wealth through industry and effort, I suppose it was easier to … [Continue reading]
