Mar 30, 2017 | Wednesday
In my reading Monday, the Lord placed before me an article about joy. My first reaction was to put it down, because of some of the author’s initial statements. He said, and I quote, “God don’t make nobody for misery. If we are miserable, it is because we have...
Mar 23, 2017 | Wednesday
On August 24 in the year 79, the volcano Vesuvius erupted and entombed the city of Pompeii, Italy. The destruction began and ended in just few minutes, killing multitudes of people. The ash and gases of that volcano caught the residents city like a camera catches...
Mar 16, 2017 | Wednesday
The title of our little devotional this evening is “Four Kinds of Prayer” similar to “How to Pray.” But that can leave as bad a taste in one’s mouth – as bad as “12 Ways in which to Lead People to Christ.” It might be as silly as a...
Mar 9, 2017 | Wednesday
Let’s play a little game: I will give you a name and you picture that person’s greatest prayer. Solomon – What was it? His request for wisdom, or his prayer at the dedication of the temple? Samson – strength to glorify God and to bring down Dagon’s temple?...
Mar 2, 2017 | Wednesday
I grew up in the riotous 60’s. Those were the days of Viet Nam, Race Riots, LSD, Hippies and a great deal of turmoil. More than one of my high school class-mates became drop outs. Not only did they drop out of school but some of them dropped out society. Some...
Feb 23, 2017 | Wednesday
Americans seem to love bumper stickers. My car doesn’t have one, but I do like to read them – I am a closet bumper-sticker reader. Have you ever pulled up at a red light, and the car in front of us had a tiny bumper sticker. Slowly you inch a bit closer and...
Feb 16, 2017 | Wednesday
Despite the fact that our streets are lined with piles of snow and the temperatures are often still below freezing, our days are getting longer. As I drive east at 6:00 am, I see more sunlight each morning, and soon the sun will be in my eyes again. Spring is on its...
Feb 2, 2017 | Wednesday
The church in Corinth was one of Paul’s thorns in the flesh. Obviously it should not have been, but it was what it was. The church was prosperous in the things of the world, but it also rife with spiritual poverty. It appears to have been relatively large, but that...
Jan 26, 2017 | Wednesday
I was talking to Bro. Martinson yesterday, and missionary David Brainard came up. Bro. Chris was just finishing re-reading Brainard’s biography – which is taken from notes in his journal. The man died quite young from the effects of tuberculosis. But it might be...
Jan 19, 2017 | Wednesday
How large were the churches in the New Testament? What were their attendance & membership numbers? The church in Philippi had started with a Jewish lady’s prayer meeting, but then God began to bless. Through persecution the church became well-known in town. By the...
Jan 12, 2017 | Wednesday
Solomon has spent six chapters describing life in some of its darkest shades. “There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among man.” Actually there are lots of evils under the sun, which the news throws into our faces night after...
Jan 5, 2017 | Wednesday
If we, as Baptists, had a symbol, what do you think it ought to be? I suppose one of the symbols of Catholicism might be the crucifix. Taking the image of Christ off the crucifix, would we want the cross to be our symbol? It is so highly abused today, that frankly,...
Dec 29, 2016 | Wednesday
This verse came to my mind yesterday, as I was out blowing and shoveling the snow. To be honest, I misquoted it – I said to myself, “Hast thou considered the beauty of the snow?” That thought morphed into what might become a devotional message for tonight....
Dec 22, 2016 | Wednesday
An old businessman was asked about the key to his success: He said, “I discovered at early age that most of the difference between average people and people at the top can be explained in three words. The top people did what was expected of them – and then...
Dec 15, 2016 | Wednesday
There is a great deal about which I marvel when I look at the Lord Jesus. There are things for which I have no explanation, because of their complexity. He is God. On the other hand, there are things about which I am confused because of their simplicity. For example,...
