Throughout his life Rev. Hanko showed an amazing demonstration of what it means to be a child of God. He showed total devotion to his Lord and Savior. Rev. Hanko’s passion, trust, and love should set an example for all of God’s children.
This is just a small beginning of the incredible amount of information, biblical commands, and advice that is laid out in this book by Prof. Hanko. I personally have benefited greatly from the reading of this book, and I strongly feel that any fellow believer who reads this book and applies the information to their lives will see noticeable improvements in their life of prayer.
I am very thankful that I chose to read this book. I learned many new things from it. I hope to read it many more times, and I hope that others will read it too. Because even though it is [just] a book, we as God's people can take many beneficial lessons from it and learn new things. I hope that you will appreciate the book Grace House as much as I did.
For Lucius Sergius Paulus, the highest-ranking Roman official on Cyprus, the last several months have been transformational and dramatic. No, those words aren't strong enough. More like life-changing with eternal consequences! It’s times like these that make one pause and reflect on one’s life journey. Reader, let's consider Sergius' life and career of service for the Roman government, society, and empire.
Every village has a story: even an insignificant spot like Bethlehem, called "little among the thousands of Judah" in Micah 5:2.
Oh, this town certainly had its moments in Jewish history. Jacob buried his beloved Rachel here (Genesis 35). Boaz and Ruth married and lived in this area (Ruth 4). David's hometown and the place of his anointing are right here (1 Samuel 16). And even after speaking of Bethlehem's lowliness, Micah prophesies that a ruler in Israel will come out of it.
But to learn the story of Bethlehem’s most significant moment in redemptive history, we are taken away from the village, to the lush green hills and fields outside of town. Let's examine this story through the lens of Luke 2.
Sometimes the Bible introduces us to a historical event in one verse, only for all memory of that event to vanish forever by the next verse. The event in Siloam that Jesus mentions in the fourth verse of Luke 13 did happen, but any remembrance of it disappears from Scripture by verse five. We are left to contemplate the meaning without further context or explanation. This reminds us that events mentioned in the Bible are part of the daily drama of real human lives, just as our lives unfold daily.
