We all want to be heard. Whether by God or by man, we want swift and undivided attention to the cries of our hearts. But like a child grabbing the hand of his father and tug, tugging him to see something so very important, we long most for God's ardent regard. Now, my God, let, ...
Strait: KJV Bible Word Study Series
I must tell you (and not without a little embarrassment) that for many years I thought strait was just a quaint, old-fashioned spelling for the word straight in the King James Bible. I saw these two words as the same in my mind's eye and thereby missed the profound difference this word gives to ...
Bowels: KJV Bible Word Study Series
Anger, fear, love, and compassion, like the bowels of the earth, these emotions run deep and reach down to the very core of our being. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. (Psalm ...
Edify: KJV Bible Word Study Series
We are carpenters, you and I. (Did you not know?) Yes, every time you encourage me to press on despite my pain, or I lift your burdens in prayer, a doorway is made, a window is cut, and a room is laid out. We are swinging mighty hammers of love, and our plumb lines point straight to God's ...
Quit: KJV Bible Word Study Series
For those devoted to reading the King James Version, nothing quite compares to the majesty, poetic beauty, and accurate rendering of the original manuscripts as the KJV does. But some passages give us pause and 1 Corinthians 16:13 is indeed one of them. Watch ye, stand fast in the ...