The recurring accusations of sexual misconduct that are flooding our media reports reflect how sick our society has become. One day it’s the report of a teacher’s sexual relationship with a student, then the next day it’s yet another high-profile, celebrity-type who is being accused of inappropriate sexual behavior. Stunned reactions sweep through themedia and the masses. But, has anyone backed away…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 140)
The Bible has a whole chapter about love (1 Cor. 13). The Bible has a whole chapter about faith (Heb. 11). The Bible has a whole chapter about hope–do you know which chapter it is? It is longer than the chapter about love and the chapter about faith combined. It is found in First Corinthians 15–what most Bible students might refer to…
Dear Friend, I found something that I want to tell you about. I can hardly contain myself, as I think about sharing this with you. As someone that I care about and for whom I want the very best, I could not let another moment pass without telling you about it! I hope that you will take the time to read this…
Regardless of what shape your marriage is in, it can probably use some work. There are some “simple” things that you need to DO and “simple” things you need to STOP doing. DO: Talk to (not at) your spouse. Listen (actively) to your spouse. Pray. Read the Bible. Spend time together–while relaxing and on set dates. Be humble. Focus on his/her needs and…
When Israel came to the border of the Promised Land, the ten spies returned with a negative report about the land and “discouraged” the hearts of the people (Deut. 1:28). As a result, the people wandered in the wilderness for 40 years and died off. After almost 40 years, the tribes of Reuben and Gad sought to settle on the east side…
Who is Jesus? Some in the so-called “religious world” have relegated Jesus to an inferior status in relationship to God. They look at Jesus as having been created by God or holding a position as “a god” but certainly not “the God.” What does the Bible say? Every reliable English translation begins the book of John with these words: “In the beginning…
Some people are like a vortex, in that they seem to catch you in their swirl and gradually draw you into them. Sometimes it’s their personality that sucks you in and drives you to please them. Sometimes it’s their beauty, sometimes it’s their popularity, sometimes it’s their power, sometimes it’s their wealth. And, before you know it, you are thinking like them,…
In fulfillment of prophecy, as Jesus was hanging on the cross, the religious leaders in voices of derision and blasphemy, jeered, “He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him” (Matt. 27:43; cf. Psa. 22:8). But, on that day, in order that we might be delivered by God one day in the future, the Father did not…