Life's Inanities and Ironies

Oh, beloved readers, let your hearts catch fire with the unquenchable zeal of the gospel! In a world awash in hollow words and intellectual pride, we dive headlong into 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 , where Apostle Paul unleashes the explosive truth of genuine gospel preaching. Here, our faith doesn't flicker on human cleverness but erupts in the Holy Spirit 's demonstration and God's almighty power! Join me as we plunder the riches of all Scripture to fan this eternal flame. Rise up—embrace the scorching simplicity and sovereign glory of Christ crucified ! Paul's words thunder forth: "And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your fait...

Have an extra post today. God laid this on my heart earlier today and just felt the need to get it out.  So please, if you've already read my first posting today, take the time to read this one also.  _---_----_-----------___--------------------------_-------------------------- In a world constantly shifting beneath our feet, where headlines scream of uncertainty and cultural currents pull us in every direction, where do we find our anchor? For believers, our steadfast hope is found in the unchanging Word of God. The Apostle Peter, in his second letter, addresses us as "beloved," a tender reminder of God's deep affection for His people. He wasn't introducing new ideas, but stirring up our "pure minds by way of reminder" —a call to awaken our spiritual senses and rekindle our zeal for divine truth. ​Our anchor for this vital reminder comes from 2 Peter 3:2 (NKJV): " that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, ...