Prayer is not a monologue, but always a response to God’s prior word, the second leg of a conversation. Faithful prayer speaks back to God as He has spoken to us; faithful prayer prays according to God’s will. “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does […]
The Case for Covenant Communion – Strawbridge
What is the status of baptized children when it comes to the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper? Are they to be treated the same as unbelievers and kept from the table until they can profess certain things about Christ or about the bread and the wine? Do they exist in something of a third category, somewhere […]
Nehemiah 6 – The Devils Marbles
Today’s Message… There had been substantial progress on the wall; no “breach” (broken place) left in it. Sanballat and company wanted a “consultation” (v. 2). Perhaps they hyped the request with talk like, “We are not as far apart as may appear.” Ono was about 27 miles north-west of Jerusalem; it would have been “neutral” […]
Nehemiah 1 – Prayer
Today’s Message… The time: 13 years after Ezra’s arrival in Jerusalem. The place: Susa, the winter palace of the Persian kings. The man: Nehemiah, a trusted servant to the king, who gets news that, the city is in ruins along with its gates and walls. We can place this event roughly to the time of […]
