God

Rabbi Abraham Heschel writes, “Six days a week we wrestle with the world, wringing profit from the earth; on the Sabbath, we especially care for the seed of eternity planted in the soul.”*

You are more sinful than you ever dared imagine. Yet you are more loved than you ever dared believe.

His influential concept of evil is that it is not a positive force but a privation or absence of good, similar to how darkness is the absence of light. This framework allows for the idea of evil being a lack of good qualities like love, truth, and peace.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

“Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.

Wiersbe, Warren W. 1996. Be Skillful. “Be” Commentary Series. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

British statesman James Callaghan said, “A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth has got its boots on.” There’s something in the heart of mankind that enjoys feeding on lies.

Wiersbe, Warren W. 2004. Be Worshipful. 1st ed. “Be” Commentary Series. Colorado Springs, CO: Cook Communications Ministries.

The British theologian P. T. Forsythe wrote, “The first duty of every soul is to find not its freedom but its Master.”

Wiersbe, Warren W. 2004. Be Worshipful. 1st ed. “Be” Commentary Series. Colorado Springs, CO: Cook Communications Ministries.

Grace is getting what you don't deserve (an unwarranted gift while mercy is not getting what you do deserve (judgment and wrath).

Grace is getting what you don't deserve (an unwarranted gift while mercy is not getting what you do deserve (judgment and wrath).