At the end of a long but exciting vacation, a child said to her mom, “I just want to go home.” A business traveler who had been away for four weeks straight, with only one day at home in the middle, said to his wife, “I just want to go home.” We’ve all been there. Sometimes it is nice to be away,…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 146)
Those Christians to whom the book of Hebrews was addressed were not growing as they should and had “become dull of hearing” (Heb. 5:11). They had gone backwards and needed someone to teach them “again the first” or “elementary principles of Christ” (5:12; 6:1-2). Are you a Christian who has matured beyond the basic rudiments of Christian doctrine? Elementary Principle: “repentance from…
In the midst of a crowd that the Bible says was “thronging Him,” a woman pushed her way through the mob in order that she might simply touch the garment of Jesus. When she touched the hem of His garment, Jesus knew that power had gone out from Him, but He didn’t keep walking. He stopped and talked with the woman. Why…
When I used to drive my girls to school in the morning, we would listen to a chapter of Proverbs on the way each morning. I remember the first couple times we listened to chapter 12 that there were a couple chuckles after the reading of verse one. The girls thought it was funny (and surprising) that the word “stupid” was in…
Have you seen those signs on the backs of commercial trucks and vans? They say something like, “How’s My Driving?” And there is a phone number to call and a truck/van number to report about “their driving.” Why are these signs on the backs of the trucks and vans? The reason is that these trucks and vans represent the company that is…
In Acts 12, Herod Agrippa I (the father of Herod Agrippa II, who was “almost” persuaded to become a Christian in Acts 26:28) “laid violent hands” on some members of the church, “killed James the brother of John,” and “arrested” Peter and “put him in prison” (12:1-3). While Peter was “kept in prison,” “constant” (NKJV) and “earnest” (ESV) “prayer for him was…
Over time, most people change. Some for the better. Some for the worse. As an indication of this, sometimes a statement will be made about another person–“Oh, well, he’s not the same man he used to be!” That could be a negative statement (referring to a person’s failure), but let’s focus on the positive. When someone becomes a Christian, “He’s not the…
Combination locks—a simple and yet intricate invention of centuries gone by—are used widely today for locking up numerous belongings—like bicycles, suitcases, briefcases, doors, gates, phones, etc. Regardless of the style of lock, everyone understands the process required to open one of these locks. It’s very simple—all of the numbers must be placed in a precise order. When the “combination” of (1) the…