“Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you understand it?” He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ” And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.” The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neigh

Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. His armies surrounded the city and attacked it. The Lord handed Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, over to him. Nebuchadnezzar also took some of the objects from God’s temple. He carried them off to the temple of his god in Babylon. He put them among the treasures of his god. Daniel 1:1-2 This past week I started reading the book of Daniel. But I didn’t get far. I have stayed put in the 2nd chapter for days, trying to understand

It happened more than once. Falling down. Or “slain in the spirit” as some people liked to call it. I didn’t know what it was. All I knew was that I had lost the ability to remain standing. The first time someone caught me; the second and third time, I just slowly fell to the floor unattended. A couple of decades later, I can now identify, at least I think I can, what happened. I remain in my study of the Holy Spirit, continuing to read the book, “Familiar Stranger.” But I ha