"For consider your call, brethren; not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth; but God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong, God chose what is low … Continue reading The “Wise” Made to Look Foolish
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Are You Prepared?
"As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they did not know until the flood came and swept them all … Continue reading Are You Prepared?
They Will Receive Their Just Desserts
"We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast of you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and … Continue reading They Will Receive Their Just Desserts
It’s the Tax Collector Again
"He entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore … Continue reading It’s the Tax Collector Again
God Exalts the Humble of Heart
"He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: 'Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, "God, I thank thee that I am not like other men, … Continue reading God Exalts the Humble of Heart
We’re Lost in a Sea of Secularism
THE PARABLE OF THE LOST SHEEP "Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near him. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, 'This man receives sinners and eats with them.'" "So he told them this parable: 'What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does … Continue reading We’re Lost in a Sea of Secularism
No Thought Police 