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CYNICS may ask, why don’t people follow the advice of numerous proverbs and maxims of forethought available for centuries? Instead, they conclude that these are only used after some rightful venture has gone “horribly wrong.” When, for instance, a person gambles … Continue reading →

SOMETIMES IT’S ALRIGHT TO BE HATED Hélder Câmara was an unlikely folk hero. Standing barely five feet tall and weighing about ninety pounds soaking wet, he was a tiny person – entirely unimposing. But more so than his physical stature, … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson LXXXVIII) 05/20/22 4:13 And He has put His Holy Spirit into our hearts as proof that we live in Him and He with us. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson LXXXVII) 05/19/22 4:13 And He has put His Holy Spirit into our hearts as proof that we live in Him and He with us. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson LXXXVI) 05/18/22 4:13 And He has put His Holy Spirit into our hearts as proof that we live in Him and He with us. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson LXXXV) 05/17/22 4:13 And He has put His Holy Spirit into our hearts as proof that we live in Him and He with us. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson LXXXIV) 05/16/22 4:12 For though we have never seen God, God lives in us when we love each other, and His agápē within us … Continue reading →

As a boy, growing up in the 1940s, I remember hearing about the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. I didn’t understand what they were for or against, but I did get the feeling they were rather strict about personal behavior, especially … Continue reading →

HAVE YOU HEARD THE GOOD NEWS! During World War II, a young Scotsman named Murdo Macdonald was an ordained minister in the Church of Scotland and pastored a little church on the Isle of Skye. Murdo was quick to answer the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson LXXXIII) 05/13/22 4:12 For though we have never seen God, God lives in us when we love each other, and His agápē within us … Continue reading →