16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
And these all, having obtained a good report through faith… – Hebrews 11:39
After the South lost the US Civil War, John Wilkes Booth wanted to be remembered as its avenger against North. Some scholars speculate that because he was an actor, Booth’s planned assassination of President Lincoln was, in his mind, his greatest “performance”.
Ironically, John [...]
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. – Psalms 94:19
Have you been passing through a time when you are tired of body and sick of heart? Do you find it difficult to focus your mind on biblical promises? Has it become hard for you to pray? Don’t write yourself [...]
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. – Revelation 3:1
It happened more than 30 years ago but it still hurts. During a [...]
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. – Matthew 16:16
When writing on the life of Simon Peter, songwriter and author Michael Card described the apostle as “a fragile stone.” It is a term filled with contrast, yet one that aptly describes Peter.
Throughout Peter’s life, we see [...]