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I was suddenly awakened Sunday morning at around 4 am, with a prayer going through my mind as though it were being dictated. As I laid there, it kept repeating itself, and each time it got stronger and stronger. So … Continue reading →

Most people hate making mistakes. To better understand what a mistake means, just separate the word into miss-take. It suggests that you had a choice but picked the one that didn’t work out as you had hoped it would. As … Continue reading →

IT’S NOT WHAT THE CROSS IS MADE OF BUT WHAT THE CROSS MADE OF US Since my paternal grandparents came from East Prussia, I was anxious to read this story that I found. It said that early in the nineteenth … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson VIII) Verse 7: Rarely will anyone will die to save the life of a righteous person. However, someone might risk their life for a good … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson VII) Early church scholar Pelagius, a contemporary of St. Augustine’s, commenting on Paul’s reference to the term “right time,” writes: “Why did Christ die for … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson VI) Scottish Bible scholar Robert Haldane shares his insights on why hope should never be the cause of ridicule: “This may mean either that hope … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson V) French theologian Frederic Godet makes this claim concerning the power of Christian hope: “When, finally, the believer has experienced the divine force with which … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson IV) Verse 3b-4: Why are we content with our troubles? Because we know that these troubles make us more patient. And this patience is proof … Continue reading →

I recently read a story about a man who had a dream. He saw a large crowd of people gathered in front of a fence. And on the opposite side of the fence to the left stood a creature that … Continue reading →

BE CAREFUL WHO YOU’RE AIMING AT I read a story of something that happened to a seminary student, and even though it never happened to me I believe it could have taken place. I read that a young student named … Continue reading →