Gregory Nazianzen… Yet Speaking

Gregory Nazianzen… Yet Speaking

He was baptized as Man—but He remitted sins as God—not because He needed purificatory rites Himself, but that He might sanctify the element of water. He was tempted as Man, but He conquered as God; yea, He bids us be of good cheer, for He has overcome the world. He...
A•poc•ry•pha

A•poc•ry•pha

normally refers to a group of books, not considered canonical by Jews or Protestants, that until 1827 were included (though clearly separated from the canon of the Old and New Testament) in every English Bible printed. The majority of these books were originally...
Figurative Fig Leaves

Figurative Fig Leaves

What do entrepreneurs do when they pull up a carrot and discover that there is only one inch of carrot for every ten inches of carrot greens? They market the half-grown carrots as baby carrots! Marketers know how to position products so that consumers see products in...
And I Quote… October 10

And I Quote… October 10

It is sometimes supposed that wrath denotes absence of love, or is the opposite of love. But the opposite of love is not wrath, but indifference, as most parents know well. The more one loves a child, the more one may show anger at the child’s attempt at what would...
The Pilgrim’s Progress | Part Four

The Pilgrim’s Progress | Part Four

  Chapter Five—A Faithful Friend As he relates the trials that Faithful met with in the valley, Bunyan reminds us that, though all true Pilgrims walk the same narrow way, we do not all meet with the same obstacles on it. The Father knows the exact trials each of...
Friday Findings—October 7

Friday Findings—October 7

3 Godly Ambitions for the Christian “Some of my favorite biblical commands are the ones that most counter our culture, and even our little Christian subculture. We find just such a series of commands near the end of 1 Thessalonians…” Has God Called You to the...