http://wordsnack.com Bite-sized ponderings on the Word and words in general. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:35:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, "Ask! What shall I give you?" - 1 Kings 3:5 If God presented the same question to me, I would ask for a passionate, unquenchable love for Him. Don't I already love the LORD? Well, yes, ... http://wordsnack.com/2009/10/05/i-ask-for-love/ Three of the four gospel writers include a significant healing event during the earthly ministry of Jesus (Matt. 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26). When a paralyzed man was lowered into the crowd through the roof of the house where Jesus was ministering, He forgave the man of his sins. The ... http://wordsnack.com/2009/07/02/your-sins-are-forgiven/ Often, atheists liken Christianity to believing in Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. Admittedly, I don't actively search news on hate crimes against Santa or Bunny believers, but almost daily I am made aware of Christians being imprisoned, tortured, and murdered for their faith. History indicates that more Christians were ... http://wordsnack.com/2009/04/24/christ-or-santa-claus-any-difference/ For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. – 1 Cor. 2:2 This is quite a statement coming from the Apostle Paul, whom the Holy Spirit used to give us the systematic theology of Romans and a number of prophecies concerning the "End Times." ... http://wordsnack.com/2008/09/19/only-the-cross/ Please forgive the tardiness of this last installment in this series. There are lots of valid reasons, as well as some good and poor excuses, but, in the interest of preserving the "bite-sized" endeavor of this blog, I will simply continue from where I left off... In verses 24-27 of ... http://wordsnack.com/2008/06/11/i-once-was-blind-part-5-final/