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Chip Brogden

The Hidden Wisdom

Chip Brogden"We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom" (I Corinthians 2:7a). Stress, depression, frustration, and confusion are usually the result of unmet expectations. That is, we expect things to be a certain way. We have an idea as to how we think things should go (but where did this ... Read More
Christian Apologetics

Why would God have to die to save people from Himself?

Why would God have to die to save people from Himself? Because there is no other way to save anyone from their sins. Because God is holy and righteous, He must punish anyone who breaks His law. Since He is the one who administers the punishment, we then need to be saved from His righteous judgment. ... Read More
Daily Light

APRIL 3 - morning

Beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness. My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heav... Read More
Daily Light

NOVEMBER 17 - morning

Thy thoughts are very deep. We ... do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. — That ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, an... Read More
Daily Light

SEPTEMBER 18 - morning

Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scrip-tures. — It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. — I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and eart... Read More
Elder Ephraim

On the World and Family

May an angel of God, my child, follow you and show you the path of God and of your salvation. Amen; so be it. I pray that God gives you health of soul, for this is a special gift of sonship which is bestowed only upon those souls that have been completely devoted to the worship and love of God. The ... Read More
John Chrysostom

Homily 4 on Ephesians

John ChrysostomChapter II. Verses 1-3 And you did He quicken, when you were dead through your trespasses and sins, wherein aforetime ye walked, according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that now works in the sons of disobedience; among whom we also all on... Read More
John Chrysostom

Homily 61 on Matthew

John ChrysostomMatt. XVIII. 21. Then came Peter to Him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times? Jesus says unto him, I say not unto you, Until seven times, but, Until seventy times seven. Peter supposed he was saying something great, wherefore also as aiming at... Read More
John Follette

Deep Calleth Unto Deep

John FolletteTHE CALL OF DEEP UNTO DEEP Down in the depth of my nature Where the issues of life are born, From that unknown mystical realm, Surviving through ages of storm, A call is forever rising-- But its language I cannot speak. It was born ere I had being, 'Tis the call of deep unto deep. Our mother tongue ... Read More
John Gifford Bellett

Belshazzar's Feast in its Application to the Great Exhibition

While Jeremiah was left at Jerusalem to witness the course of moral corruption there, and to warn of coming judgment, and while Ezekiel was among the remnant in the place of discipline or of righteousness on the river Chebar, Daniel is set among the Gentiles, even at Babylon, to learn the history an... Read More

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