Matthew 7:11 – Household Words:

Ask Your Father for a Blessing! Joshua 15:19.

Yesterday I read an interesting phrase. The writer said the father of Benjamin Franklin had 17 children “of which to dispose.” But it’s not what you think. The arcane phrase simply means Josiah Franklin had to find jobs, apprenticeships, husbands, or other arrangements to secure the future of each of his 17 children. Dispose, usedContinue reading “Ask Your Father for a Blessing! Joshua 15:19.”

YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. Matthew 5-7.

Official portrait of King Charles by Jonathan Yeo, revealed March 13, 2024. Royals have many titles. Before he was crowned King, England’s Prince Charles bore many titles: “The Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Lord of the Isles, Baron of Renfrew, and the Prince and GreatContinue reading “YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. Matthew 5-7.”

Does Prayer Really Work? Isaiah 38:1-5; Matthew 7:7-11.

Have you ever doubted prayer? Consider the story of Hezekiah—it is told in THREE books of the Bible: Isaiah, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles. “Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah came to him and said, ‘Put your affairs in order, for you are about to die.’ Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall andContinue reading “Does Prayer Really Work? Isaiah 38:1-5; Matthew 7:7-11.”

The Land of the Living.

There are two ways to improve your life with clearer vision. The first is to view everything with an eternal perspective. When your body is racked with pain, you need the vision to remember “the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed” RomansContinue reading “The Land of the Living.”