Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Bible, I’m told, is to be the model for spiritual life.  Looking into it, I find a community of loving brothers and sisters who bear one another’s burdens, make allowances for each other’s faults, forgive outright wrongs, and remain … Continue reading →

A large group of people had just gotten upset with Jesus and walked away disgruntled.  Jesus turned to His disciples and asked “Are you going to leave me too?”  Peter replied for the group: “Lord, to whom would we go?  … Continue reading →

The Bible character Joshua was given the task of leading the Israeli army against a number of nations.  One night during the time he was preparing for battle, a man appeared to him inside the camp.  Joshua bolted up from … Continue reading →

Something very strange is written in one of David’s psalms.  It goes like this:   I cried out to the Lord in my suffering, and he heard me.  He set me free from all my fears, for the angel of … Continue reading →

Anyone who’s been in New Testament believing circles very long has heard the scripture that begins “Don’t worry about anything.”  (Some translations say “Be anxious for nothing” or similar.)  It goes on to say that if we pray instead of … Continue reading →