Heart

Heart in Scripture Heart is used in Scripture as the most comprehensive term for the authentic person. It is the part of our being where we desire, deliberate, and decide. It has been described as “the place of conscious and decisive spiritual activity,” “the comprehensive term for a person as a whole; his feelings, desires, … Continue reading “Heart”

Heart, hard

Quote •      If you live in a graveyard too long you stop crying when someone dies. Source unknown

Heart, hardening

Three Scriptural Examples •      God says He will – Ex. 4:21 •      Pharaoh does – Ex. 7:13, 22, 8:15, 19; 9:7 •      God does – Ex. 9:12 (cf Isaiah 6:9–10, Mt. 13:15, Jn. 12:39–40) Source unknown

Heaven

Hearts Set on In his classic devotional book titled The Saint’s Everlasting Rest, English Puritan pastor and author Richard Baxter (1615–1691) wrote: “Why are not our hearts continually set on heaven? Why dwell we not there in constant comtemplation?…Bend thy soul to study eternity, busy thyself about the life to come, habituate thyself to such … Continue reading “Heaven”

Hedonism

The Plague I read that when a terrible plague came to ancient Athens, people there committed every horrible crime and engaged in every lustful pleasure they could because they believed that life was short and they would never have to pay any penalty. Source unknown Let us Live and Let us Love In one of … Continue reading “Hedonism”

Height

Famous People •      Alexander Pope, English poet – 4’ 6” •      Olga Korbut, Soviet gymnast – 4’ 11” •      Dolly Parton, U. S. Singer – 5’ •      Victoria, British queen – 5’ •      John Keats, English poet – 5’ 3/4” •      Debbie Reynolds, U. S. actress – 5’ 1” •      St. Francis of Assisi, Italian … Continue reading “Height”

Hell

The Abode of Satan The abode of Satan and his angels (Matt. 25:41), described in the Bible with the imagery of eternal fire, outer darkness, being lost, perishing, and the like. It is impossible to envisage a state that can be described in so many different ways. Clearly it is horrible and is to be … Continue reading “Hell”

Hell, judgment

Embraced by the Light The idea of hell and judgment are nowhere to be found [in Betty Eadie’s bestseller, Embraced By The Light, on the N.Y. Times bestseller list for more than 40 weeks, including 5 weeks as #1]. In November 1973 Eadie allegedly died after undergoing a hysterectomy, and returned five hours later with … Continue reading “Hell, judgment”

Help

Paderewski When Jan Paderewski was to leave his native Poland to play his first recital in London, he asked an influential compatriot to give him a letter of introduction to a leading figure in Britain’s musical world, who might be of assistance should anything go amiss. The letter was handed to him in a sealed … Continue reading “Help”

Hemingway, Ernest

Ernest Hemingway Writer Ernest Hemingway, whose novels The Sun Also Rises, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and A Farewell to Arms are an integral part of our American literature, was the son of devout Christian parents. His writing was forceful, action-packed, and often brutal but exhibited none of the belief his parents tried to instill … Continue reading “Hemingway, Ernest”