The Church And The World

Scripture But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaimthe excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. ~1 Peter 2:9, NASB Quote The essence of the Christian faith is to believe that Christ’s righteousness…

Unity, How Pleasant!

Scripture Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! ~Psalm 133:1, NKJV Quote “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” ~ Henry Ford As David talks about the pleasure of unity in worship, he uses two illustrations: one that we are…

Science Verses Faith

Scripture  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ~Genesis 1:1, LSB Quote “We cannot continue to send our children to Caesar for their education and be surprised when they come home as Romans.” ~Voddie Baucham  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Science is based on empirical data. Empirical…

Weaning And Leaning

Scripture Surely I have soothed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. ~Psalm 132:2, LSB Quote I believe God created sports for a good reason, but don’t allow it to become your god. ~Luke Scott   Time plus the providence and grace…

English Words That Are Hard To Pronounce

Scripture There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing. ~Proverbs 12:18, LSB Quote Our words are worth only as much as our Character. ~David W. Wiersbe For me, one of the most disturbing verses in the Bible is Matthew 12:36, But I tell…

The Fourth Generation

Scripture And after this, Job lived 140 years and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations. Then Job died, an old man and full of days. ~Job 42:16-17, LSB Quote “The joy of great-grandchildren is not just in their smiles, but in knowing your story helped write theirs.” ~ChatGPT An old friend and I…

Evil, Good Or Bad?

Scripture They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted way of evil. ~Proverbs 2:14, NLT Quote “In the secular world, the only sin is to call sin a sin.” ~Adrian Rogers Our nation is divided but I don’t think this is anything new. The distinctive line that separates us is evil. Some…

The History Of Grace

Scripture If the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us, they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us…the raging waters would have swept us away. ~Psalm 124:2,3,5 NIV Quote “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in…

The Arrogance of Pride

Scripture “I, the LORD, will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their sin. I will crush the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the mighty. ~Isaiah 13:11, NLT Quote Pride is a snake in the grass: before you see it or know that it is present, you feel…

Servant Leaders

Scripture The older counselors replied, “If you are willing to be a servant to these people today and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your loyal subjects.” ~I Kings 12:7, NLT Quote The person who lacks the knowledge of what it means to be under authority has no right to be in…