Posts by Truth and Life

Somewhere in my files I chanced upon this writing. Unfortunately, there was no name to which I can give credit other than I am grateful to whomever wrote it. It is worth sharing. Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented…

All Scripture is God-breathed [inspired by God] and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.2 Timothy 3:16-17 The word “God-breathed” is used only by the apostle Paul in his letter to young Timothy. It’s the kind of an…

We are now able to communicate from anywhere in the world in a matter of seconds, but creating  trust in relationships that matter most to us is what psychologists keep trying to  solve for us.  Regardless how much we try to engineer our relationships, our deepest expectations will never be fully satisfied through them.  Our…

Spiritualties are a big topic which covers a wide range of beliefs, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. We even talk now about secular saints; those regardless of beliefs have made what they call “a lasting contribution to the world.” Worldly spiritualties overflow with terms like “soul,” and “spirit” used to mean most anything.  True…

Its late summer and the once little seeds have now grown into plants with many vines, some of them producing fruit. If our lives are going to be fruitful to God they must abide in Christ. Jesus says, “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you,…