Rich Man–Poor Man

Scripture The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends. ~Proverbs 14:20, NIV Quote The rich have many friends, not because of who they are but because of what they have. ~Ya’akov In our culture, the difference between success and failure is a few million dollars. Rich people have many…

Somethings Change, Some Don’t

Scripture “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” ~Luke 10:2, NET Quote We must train ourselves to deal personally with the unconverted. We must not excuse ourselves, but force ourselves to the irksome task until it becomes easy. ~Charles Spurgeon Our greatest enemy lies within; it is the spirit of pride and self-righteous…

Feminism

Scripture “I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you.” ~Genesis 3:16, NET Quote Men are the strength of the culture and women are the heart. ~John MacArthur If you speak against the Black Lives Matter movement,…

The Discipline of Faith

Scripture “All things are possible for the one who believes.” ~Mark 9:23, NET Quote Keep believing God’s word. Never be moved away from it by what you see, hear or feel. ~Charles Cowman (Streams, page 155) God’s purpose in leading Israel into the wilderness was to teach them how to live by faith. There were…

Weary, Yet Pursuing

Scripture Gideon and his three hundred man had had to cross the Jordan River, and even though they were exhausted, they were still chasing the Midianites. ~Judges 8:4, NET Quote Never, never, never give up! The snail, by perseverance made it to the ark. ~Churchill/Spurgeon Although I have no real desire to go back, there…

Contentment

Scripture  I have learned to be content in any circumstance. ~Philippians 4:11, NET Quote Contentment is not a natural gift, it is a discipline that is learned. ~Ya’akov In our natural state we are very discontent but as we age, we learn to be content with what we have. If the apostle Paul had to…

The Practice Or Prayer

Scripture Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart. ~Luke 18:1, NET Quote No temptation in the life of an intercessor is more common than the temptation not to persevere. ~G. Campbell Morgan Thursday I heard a challenging message on Luke 18 and persevering in prayer. The…

Discernment

Scripture Every man, who had in his possession blue and purple and scarlet material and fine linen and goats‘ hair and rams’ skins dyed red and porpoise skins, brought them. ~Exodus 35:23, NASB 1995 Quote He that is mastered by Christ, is master of every circumstance. ~A. B. Simpson One of the things on my bucket list is to see a replica…

The Green Monster

Scripture Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?” (For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.) Matthew 27:17-18, NET Quote Of all the deadly sins, envy is the most miserable of the all. ~Joseph Epstein Envy…