“Awake Not My Love”
Three times in the Song of Solomon, the Shulammite warns to “stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please” (2:7, 3:5, 8:4). This thrice-repeated phrase emphasizes that there is a need for patience when feelings of romantic love are kindled. Our world pushes our children to engage in the physical aspects of love […]
A New Life for New Disciples
Acts 2:43-47 contains a summary of the days immediately following the eventful Pentecost when Christ fulfilled His promise to His apostles that He would not leave them “orphans”. He would send the Holy Spirit who would be their “Helper” in the awesome task He’d given them: carrying the gospel into all the world. In addition […]
The Golden Text of the Bible: The Greatest Promise Is Everlasting Life
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” For the people who believe, there awaits “everlasting life.” This is a synonym for heaven. God never intended hell to be our eternal abode — that was […]
