Nurturing The Body Of Christ
We all know that Jesus was a very busy man. Just reading of His daily activities in the gospels makes us yearn for a nap. Yet, despite such a pressing schedule, Jesus always seems to have time for…
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Remembering Those Who Have Fallen
At our church picnic last Sunday evening, after our meal and before the volleyball games, we paused to sing a song of thanks-giving to God and to pray for His ongoing blessings. Our thoughts on that Sunday before…
“Knowing” Him, Without Knowing It
Some are guilty of promoting a version of Jesus that is actually foreign to the Scriptures. Years ago, one writer coined a phrase “easy believism”. We must not yield to the temptation to re-configure Jesus in an effort…
Knowing It, Without Knowing Him
The scribes and Pharisees of the first-century were the caretakers of the Holy Scriptures. Although they immersed themselves in the sacred writings, many of them failed to recognize Jesus (Jn.5:46-47). Concerning them, Jesus warned: all that they tell…
The Awakening of Moses
In his speech before the Jewish Sanhedrin prior to his stoning, Stephen traces the history of God’s dealings with the nation of Israel (cf. Acts 7:1ff). He speaks of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and of Joseph. And then…
How’s Your Book Coming?
The prophet Jonah wrote a brief book that appears on the surface to end as a cliffhanger. Yet the evidence seems convincing that Jonah’s prophecy was a potent parable designed to help others in their spiritual pilgrimage. Theodore…
What Lights Your Fire?
What gets you fired up? Jonah became greatly displeased at the sight of Nineveh’s widespread repentance (Jonah 4:1). He left the city in a huff and sat down hoping against hope that this “revival” would not deter God…
Jonah Suffers A Relapse
Even God’s prophets struggled with their faith. They, too, were men with like passions (i.e., with a nature like ours / Js.5:17). Such was the case with Jonah (Jonah 4:1ff). Riding the crest of a great wave of…
How To Have A Personal Revival
1. Get thoroughly dissatisfied with yourself. 2. Undertake a sweeping transformation of your life. 3. Put yourself in the path of blessing. 4. Do a thorough job of repenting. 5. Make restitution wherever needed. 6. Line up your…
Presidential Wisdom
As we all grow a bit weary of “the race for The White House”, here are words of wisdom from one of our nation’s most beloved. We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of heaven; we…