Life (Life-Giver)
“ ‘But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.’ (John 6:69). “To be givers of life in...
Heart (Losing Heart)
“ ‘Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart’ (2 Corinthians 4:1). In the face of...
Suffering (Sharing in Others Suffering)
“The godly suffer, in part, so that having experienced God's comfort they in turn can comfort others. Thus, Paul shows the fallacy in his...
Personality
“The spiritual value of prayer has to do with the fact that it is the dominant force in the shaping of our personality. Through the...
Love (Reciprocal)
“The primary vector in this complex of relationships [God and man] is vertical, that is, the relationship of man to God. Yet this...
Drawing Near to God
“We all have a general calling, which is to draw closer and closer to the Lord…” (Edith M. Humphrey) “God the Father loves humankind no...
Condemnation
“The Lord Jesus declares that God’s concern is to “save” and not to “condemn” (John 3:17). Why, then, does the Lord place the emphasis on...
Love (Nature of)
“Among human beings, love appears to spring from feelings and emotions. Thus some mistakenly characterize love as irrational. But love...
Fulfillment
“The opposite of autonomy is theonomy. This is the belief that the fulfillment of human existence, while it begins in this world, is...
Imagination
“…if the beauty and glory of Christ do not capture our imaginations, dominate our waking thought, and fill our hearts with longing and...