In President Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1863, he told us to set apart and observe “a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.” Though secular culture has made the day about food, family,… Continue Reading →
Is it better to “grow up in the church” or to escape the world to seek truth on your own? The first may not know the sharp edge of the world’s heartache, but often a personal faith is taken for… Continue Reading →
After the wedding is over, who does the work in the marriage relationship? The answer is both … if the marriage is to be successful. So it must be when we enter into a relationship with Christ. The Bridegroom has… Continue Reading →
We often think that Jesus using a Samaritan, whom the Jews despised, to show kindness to a Jewish man was just to answer the question, “And who is my neighbor?” but the ‘And’ indicates that this parable goes much deeper. … Continue Reading →
At this time of year, the world puts forth all the things that it considers scary, but they all have to do with the first death, the separation of our souls from our bodies. No wonder that this experience and… Continue Reading →
A man drowning at sea is suddenly thrown a life ring that splashes into the water next to him. Taking hold of it, he is pulled into the boat by his rescuer and lives the rest of his life eternally… Continue Reading →
The struggles of this year have certainly tested Christians! Like tea bags diffusing into the water around them, are we influencing the world for the gospel? Or are we like sponges instead, soaking up the culture we’re immersed in? I. … Continue Reading →
Is a person just blessed to be selected from the world by God for great things … or does God use a person for great things because he selects God over the world? I. The answer to this question is… Continue Reading →
David is described as a man after God’s heart (Acts 13:22), but that doesn’t mean that he was perfect. That’s good news for us! Because, as we strive to also chase after God’s heart, we can become disheartened when we… Continue Reading →
I remember reading the assembly instructions as a kid for something my dad was putting together and was told that we didn’t need them. My protests over a handful of screws when the contraption was built were dismissed with the… Continue Reading →
We are to let the Word dwell in us richly, Colossians 3:16 tells us, and one of those ways to teach and admonish with thankfulness in our hearts is by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to one another. “The… Continue Reading →
The impact of the gospel becomes real at the moment Jesus cries out with “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” while on the cross. This is the whole reason for the “good news” in the first place. … Continue Reading →
If asked, many would say that Lincoln is on the penny … but it is only his likeness. Jesus states that He and His Father are one (John 10:30), but how does that oneness come about? And how can we… Continue Reading →
It’s often said that God created two institutions: marriage (and so the family unit) and the church. Hebrews 10:1 indicates that the Law is the shadow of the reality to come. Since the overall theme of the Bible is a… Continue Reading →
I don’t believe the USPS or FED-UPS would have shipped it. The contents were definitely ‘fragile,’ ‘liquid,’ and ‘perishable.’ As terrible as the Levite’s actions were in cutting up his dead concubine after she had been abused by the Benjaminites… Continue Reading →
In the Calvin & Hobbes cartoon strip, Calvin often played calvinball, a game in which the rules were always changing to benefit him. That’s how “Christian chameleons” often treat the truth, changing it to appeal to a wider audience, blend… Continue Reading →
In the Beauty & the Beast, it is the beast who changes over the course of the story. That’s how we would like wedding supper of the Lamb to go. “Just As I Am” means that Christ ought to accept… Continue Reading →
Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner Eating a Christmas pie; He stuck in his thumb And pulled out a plumb, And said, “What a good boy am I.” Why did Jack isolate himself to the corner? Was it to… Continue Reading →
Like Superman, Samson had great strength, but he had his kryptonite–women! Many like to blame Delilah (and she was certainly evil), but Samson, like us, was lured and enticed by his own evil desire. I. Judges 16:1-30. Though the text… Continue Reading →
Whether photoshopped or not, this picture of a cyclist being chased by a bear is a great illustration for motivation. In our Christian walk, however, we struggle to see the bear behind us and often fall into drudgery or complacency. … Continue Reading →
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