You’ve seen it haven’t you? Perhaps it was on TV you watched those pictures of antlered male animals vying for supremacy. Time after time their horns/antlers/heads pound against each other with reverberating sounds. Such battles seemingly go on for hours. Are you aware that there is a spiritual application of this? It is found in the writings of Ezekiel. By the time…

As the end of this year approaches, another chapter in our lives will soon be history. The triumphs and mistakes will forever be written in the hearts of those who witnessed them. It should be a time of sober reflections as we begin writing another chapter in the new year. Where are you now compared to where you were at the beginning…

The Bible is filled with instructions to Christians designed to alert them of the danger they face in remaining faithful to the Lord. These warnings are not found to discourage us, but to help us think soberly about the road we travel. I found the following list and it had a profound impact on me as I read it. I hope that…

When Paul penned his second letter to Timothy, he knew that the end was near. He told the younger preacher, “The time of my departure is at hand” (2 Tim. 4:6). The final words of the great apostle teach us so much about living and dying. The time of his departure was at hand. He viewed his life as a battle to…

Faith is not just a simple affirmation that you believe that Jesus is the Son of God. That statement can be nothing than an affirmation that you have looked at the overwhelming evidence and have arrived at an intellectual conclusion that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah. Do you know that this is precisely what the Devil and his legions of demons…

Maybe Jesus addressed it best when He said, “For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so?” (Matt. 5:46-47) It is so easy to have a right attitude…

The simplest life and the one often lived with the least conflict is one where you just drift along, make few decisions and just take life as it comes. The old fashioned hobo and the modern man living under the bridge have taken this course in their lives. There is a striking parallel to this attitude today. It is found in our…