Jul 7, 2016 | Wednesday
There are a lot of people who look at the world and fear the possibility of war. There are people praying that, unlike our parents and grand parents, we are spared more war. But it looks like Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea and others may not care much for those...
Jun 30, 2016 | Wednesday
As a rule it is not the best thing to talk about your personal devotional life in any great detail. It goes beyond the semi-private into the really private. It is far more personally important than talking about an unfinished business deal. It is infinitely more...
Jun 23, 2016 | Wednesday
I wouldn’t be surprised to have confirmation some day that the ante-deluvian world was flat. It appears to me that mountains arose during the flood. But all of them??? I don’t know for sure. We do know that since the flood we have lots of mountains and valleys...
Jun 16, 2016 | Wednesday
The village of Bethany gives testimony to the authenticity of the Bible. The name “Bethany” comes from the combination of two words. The Hebrew word “beth” means “house,” and it is coupled to another which speaks of the date palm....
Jun 9, 2016 | Wednesday
Have you ever seen a puppy or a kitten which wasn’t cute? If you leave out what some of you adults know about mature dogs and feral cats, isn’t true that every kitten or puppy is cute? Yesterday, I went out to Clayton and got to meet Sahalie’s new puppy – as cute as...
Jun 2, 2016 | Wednesday
If I was a 5′ 1″ basketball player, I would have to be 9 times better than the man 2 feet taller than me. I would have to be faster; I would have to handle the ball better, and I would have to be able to shoot baskets from center court. Being vertically...
May 26, 2016 | Wednesday
I John 3:1 might be looked upon as bit of medicine. For some it might be an antidepressant; for others it might be a shot of caffeine. If taken properly, this verse could be an antidote to backsliding, or indolence, or even heresy. As I was meditating on I John 3:1,...
May 19, 2016 | Wednesday
After the arrival of the Europeans, the first form of government in North America was colonial. There were the thirteen English colonies as well as French and Spanish colonies. Many of the people living under those colonial regimes didn’t like the treatment they were...
May 12, 2016 | Wednesday
Spurgeon told the story that he was once taking a long hike in the Swiss Alps. There were two men in front of him, walking very slowly, looking at the ground on either side of the path. As the preacher caught up to them, he heard them reciting an endless stream of...
May 5, 2016 | Wednesday
Have you ever wondered how Jacob could sleep with a rock for a pillow? The first twenty, or so, times that I read this scripture, that is exactly what I thought. Personally I like a hard mattress and a firm pillow. If we can remember, whenever Judy and I have to spend...
Apr 28, 2016 | Wednesday
Let’s pretend that tomorrow a moving van pulls up to the house next to yours. You go over and introduce yourself to your new neighbor, and he is carrying a copy of the Koran. “Hello, My name is David; I live next door; if I can help you, please let me...
Apr 21, 2016 | Wednesday
I cannot emphasize enough the absolute necessity of regular BREATHING. Breathing is a part of the bio-mechanical, bio-chemical processes essential to keeping you alive. If you choose not to breath you will die. Fortunately, that is a bodily function which God controls...
Apr 14, 2016 | Wednesday
When James asked the question in this text there was a point towards which he was driving. His letter deals with people where were claiming to be Christians, but who perhaps were not. It deals with people whose mouths claimed faith, but whose lives disagreed. It deals...
Apr 7, 2016 | Wednesday
By the time we meet Job in chapter 7, he is a man wallowing in the depths of despair – for good reason. He has lost his most precious possessions – all the way from his wife, to his goats and everything in between. And now his four so-called “friends” are...
Mar 31, 2016 | Wednesday
The story has it that a scorpion wanted to cross the river, so he asked the turtle to give him a lift. “No way,” said the turtle, “You’ll get me out in river then sting me until I drown.” The scorpion retorted, “Hey, that is not...
