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  • The Sacred Silence: When God Seems Absent but is Actually at Work

    We all have our own periods of waiting in silence. Whether it is healing, a job, a broken relationship, or something else, we all experience seasons where we need something, where we pray fervently…

  • Quotable Notables: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

    “We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.”

  • Quotable Notables: Max Lucado

    “Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.”

  • Interlude: The Importance of Kindness

    Faith and works are entwined; true faith involves showing kindness to others.

  • For God So Loved The World

    In this passage, God is described as not just loving the world with affection, but with an unwavering commitment to its welfare, willing to do whatever is in their best interest.

  • Greek Words for Love

    Now that we have completed our study of the Hebrew words for love and certain Old Testament texts that contain them, let us turn our attention to Greek and the New Testament.

  • Quotable Notables: C.S. Lewis

    Clive Staples Lewis was born on November 29 in Belfast, Ireland, to parents Albert and Florence Lewis; he had a brother, Warren Hamilton Lewis. When he was nine, his mother died from cancer and…

  • Interlude: About Bible Translations

    When choosing a Bible translation, the important thing is to choose one that you can read and understand, and that you want to keep reading.

  • God Loves You

    The Bible says that God is love. But what exactly does that mean?