Graham Collections

The Hebrew word Nephesh is translated soul. The best we can get to a full definition is desire, the hunger and longing related to the throat. What it entails is the whole being.
Joh 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
1Jo 3:8 He that committeth [...]

Truth is higher than facts. Facts change with observation and increased understanding, but truth is the same yesterday, today and forever.
Jesus was born so light could shine into the world.
Psalms 18
Speaking first of the greatness of God, how much David loves his Lord and how great is the protection of the Lord.
Sin is the only [...]

Rom 15:3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
Psalm 69:9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Jesus had such jealousy for God’s house that everyone who [...]

This quote from Thomas Sowell is timely:
When we hear about rent control or gun control, we may think about rent or guns but the word that really matters is “control.” That is what the political left is all about, as you can see by the incessant creation of new restrictions in places where they are [...]

Watching the Olympics a bit this month I was struck by some interesting contrasts.
China’s gold medals came at a high price, is a very interesting look at what the Chinese athletes were put through in order to make the show we saw at the olympics.
The contrast couldn’t be greater than between the Chinese and U.S. [...]

 John 16:11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
The devil is most certainly completely defeated. The only reason that people cannot see the blesing of God is because they are in the place of death. They cannot see or know the goodness of god, tht place of chaos and outer darkness where [...]

Romans 8:28-30
 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
 29 ¶ For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
 30 [...]

15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
 16 ¶ These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, [...]

Deceitfulness and hardness of Heart
The book of Jude
3 ¶ Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
 4 For there are certain men [...]

God calls us to be hungry for him. Call upon him and he will answer. He has given us his word, clearly preserved for you and for me. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. We are not relegated to our own natural ability, but we yield to the supernatural working of [...]