A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

“One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (which translated means Christ). He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas (which is...

A PRISM CHANGE: POVERTY TO PROVISION

“They arrived at the place to which God had directed him.  Abraham built an altar.  He laid out the wood. Then he tied up Isaac and laid him on the wood. Abraham reached out and took the knife to kill his son.  Just then an angel of God called to him out of Heaven, “Abraham! Abraham!”  “Yes, I’m listening.”  “Don’t lay a hand on that boy!  Don’t touch him!  Now I know...