A fresh start is always desirable but it takes discipline to maintain it for the long haul. When unexpected things creep up, how we handle these matter a lot. In the parable of the seed and the sower, Jesus describes a similar situation. Mark 4:16, 17 (AMP): “And in the same way the ones sown upon … Read more
God gives personal revelation to some people. The church has studied and often accepted the personal revelations given to saintly people over many centuries. The approach of the church to personal revelation is one of guarded scrutiny. The saints have often revealed their visions to their confessors and superiors in total obedience. If the superior … Read more
Paradise is a name of pleasure and delight, for it signifies a garden, or most beautiful orchard, suitable both for recreation and amusement. In the book of Genesis this paradise of pleasure is not once named, when the terrestrial paradise is the subject of the discourse. But in the prophet Ezechiel speaking of the heavenly … Read more