“I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been a close friend to me. Your love for me was more wonderful than the love of...

“Then Samson called to the Lord and said, “ Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me just this time, O God, that I may at...

“Then Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. So he came back and told his...

“Then Barak said to her, "If you will go with me, then I will go; but if you will not go with me, I will not go .” She said, “I will...

“Behold, God is my helper ; The Lord is the sustainer of my soul. He will pay back the evil to my enemies; Destroy them in Your...

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you...

“Remember Lot’s wife. Whoever strives to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will keep it.” These verses are the...

“Now if a person has committed a sin carrying a sentence of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree , his body is not to...

What happened here?  Why did Jesus rebuke His disciples so sharply? The passage suggests that James and John, perhaps feeling rejected by...

When choosing between material wealth and wisdom, choose the latter. And when choosing between God’s knowledge and money, choose the...

Jesus, who is fully divine and fully human,  demonstrated and set an example for His followers to have a "quiet time"  to be alone with...

“Zechariah said to the angel, “ How will I know this?   For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in her years .” And behold, you will...

“Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one; and you shall love the Lord your God with all...

It’s easy to miss the contrasting picture between the disciples and the blind. The former asked/demanded position/power to be with Jesus,...

For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a Sabbath of complete rest , holy to the Lord ; whoever does any work on...

“Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and...

“Then Job answered the Lord and said, “ I know that You can do all things , And that no plan is impossible for You . ‘Who is this who...

Job 27:3-6 “For as long as life is in me, And the breath of God is in my nostrils, My lips certainly will not speak unjustly, Nor will my...

“But I have trusted in Your faithfulness; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, Because He has looked after...

(Further reflections on "The Word & The Light"--Sunday 4-Aug-2024) There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under...