Below, God was telling the Israelites that they must never go back to Egypt to get horses (or anything). God was their provider. “You shall never return that way again.” Deuteronomy 17:16 Most of us have places in our lives where we’ve said, “Never again!” It may have been a class reunion, an abusive company, …
Jealousy is a neutral term; it is neither bad nor good. However, in our culture, we seem to understand only bad jealousy.
I’ve updated this post. It was first was published on November 18th, 2018. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on …
Our Jungle My wife and I live in a small, 1950s subdivision. Nearly every house in our subdivision, including ours, has been added on to. In 1950, people could raise four kids in a two-bedroom, one bath house. Now it takes at least three bedrooms and two bathrooms for two people. This is definitely a …
I find great comfort in a verse that the Holy Spirit inspired the apostle Paul to write. Here it is: For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end …
When I was a young guy, perhaps eleven or twelve, a missionary visited my church. He was the first missionary I’d ever seen. Oh, I had heard stories of missionaries living in distant lands, but those were just stories to me until I met the real deal. That Sunday night, he came to our youth …
We must not think the way worldly people want us to think. We must not act the way worldly people want us to act.
When we consider all the words of Jesus, we see Jesus accurately, and perhaps, differently than who we expect.
The dangerous man said to her, “Thank you so much for bringing up such a painful subject. While you’re at it, why don’t you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it.”
So, what is a Christian to do? Flourish! Where sin abounds, grace abounds more (Romans 5:20). We are in the midst of a great harvest.
