If you ate fruits and vegetables and had a steady diet of nutrient-rich foods, BUT you dabbled in a little rat poison every once in a while, how do you think that would work out for you? It would lead to your demise, no matter what healthy foods you ate. Do you know this applies in the spiritual realm, as well? As a little…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule
This must be the case in many other places also, but if you do any driving through central Florida, especially at night, the front of your car is going to get a makeover. It is a state law (seemingly) that at least 75,000 bugs (of varying sizes and substance) must slam full-speed into the front of your car. But, don’t dare try…
School teachers love summer. They get a break from the kids, the stress and the challenges of the school year. Summer allows them to get recharged and ready to make a difference in the lives of a whole new batch of kids. I wonder…give this some thought…are some of us…as Christians…on a “summer break”? Have we stepped away from our “job” as Christians of being a…
Did you know that your knee is connected to your tongue? Well, it “should” be! And in the very best way possible! In one of the most central texts in all of Scripture, Paul depicts the sacrifice that Jesus made in coming to this earth, emptying Himself and humbling Himself for our sake (Phil. 2:3-8). What should be our response? “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him…
In Paul’s defense before King Agrippa and the governor Festus, in Acts 26, he made a direct appeal to the king‘s knowledge and faith in the prophets (26:26-27). Agrippa’s “almost” response has troubled and even hunted many for the last two millennia. “You almost persuade me to become a Christian” (26:28). What does this rejection by the King show us is required…
How would you describe your disposition? How would you describe your general attitude? Are you generally a positive or negative person? What is your standard mindset? Is your default to find fault? Are you bent on being bent out of shape? If anyone had a right, from a human perspective, to be bitter and bent out of shape because of circumstances, it was Paul while imprisoned in…
James 5:16 states it rather simply, “Pray for one another.” So, do we? Who have you prayed for today? Have you prayed for the elders of the church and their wives? What about elders of the Lord’s church all over the world? Have you prayed for the deacons and their wives? Have you prayed for the preachers and their wives? Have you prayed for those doing mission work…
This expression, with an obvious military origin, is often used in everyday life to express an absolute willingness to make a strong defense and hold a position (in a particular argument), with no intent to ever consider compromising or backing down (even if presented with information that makes one’s position indefensible). It is being unmovably committed. In a surprising and very unfortunate…