Prayer Is A Gift From God Yesterday we shared some guidelines for prayer (see here). Don’t know what to pray? God is jealous of His Word. So pray it back to Him. A prayer for today: The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green...
Prayer, Piety, And The Puritans An integral part of piety, of leading a pious life, is prayer. Piety and prayer are closely related because prayer is the primary means of maintaining communion with God. The Puritans had five important guidelines about praying: Give...
My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; you will not reject a humble and repentant heart. Psalm 51:17 GNT The theory goes that it is easier to ask for forgiveness than to seek permission. While it may seem simpler in the moment to rush past our conscience and better...
If life were fair we’d all be hanging on a cross. Uncertain attribution. We may think it isn’t fair that others sin and aren’t punished. It isn’t fair that my life isn’t the way I expect it to be. The Bible teaches that we are to trust in...
Abraham Lincoln is well known for his study of Scripture, and Biblical principles informed his Presidency. “In regard to the Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated...