If you do not know, where do you think the following verse would be found in the Bible? “You shall not follow a crowd to do evil.” It would make sense for that particular verse to be in a letter written to Christians in the immoral city of Corinth, but that’s not where this verse is found. (Although there is a verse…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 148)
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a…” Unfortunately, you know the rest of that line. Little did anyone know in 1939 what an impact that one profanity would have in movies and television in the years that followed (and the impact it would have in our lives). We are surrounded by vulgar language almost daily, and too often it creeps into our…
It is THE funniest bit in comedy–Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on First?” It is one of those classics that never gets old and shows how real humor doesn’t have to be vulgar. Now, when it comes to your prayer list, “Who’s on first?” Who is on your prayer list? If you’d like a creative way to remember and keep up with your…
In Exodus 13, it states that “when Pharaoh had let the people [of Israel] go… God led the people around by way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt…And the Lord went before them” (13:17-21). Chapter 14 states that when they came to the Red Sea…
While some of us may have trouble controlling our tongues, would you ever consider using profanity in the presence of or in the face of God? I’d suspect that all of us would be very cautious with our words if we were speaking one-on-one with our God. Some years ago I heard a statement that has stuck with me–“Singing without making melody…
Have you ever walked through your kitchen and noticed a single ant just walking across the floor or across the counter? Did you feel sorry for him, thinking that he might be lost? Of course not! You probably suspected that he was the scout ant, out looking for tasty morsels. You know what a scout ant does, don’t you? He goes out…
If your heart is hurting, what’s the cure? If your heart is lonely, what’s the cure? If your heart is grieving or broken or damaged or despondent, what’s the cure? If you asked your friends to respond to those questions, what sorts of things do you think they’d offer as suggestions? Perhaps some folks would say that if your heart is hurting,…
Do you remember when the price of gas started to climb dramatically a few years ago and there was outrage all over the country? Gas went from close to $1.40/gallon in 2000 to pushing $4.00/gallon in 2012. And the cost of everything else increased along with it. Now we seem content for the price to hover near $3.00/gallon. Where did the outrage…