We have just finished one of our finest lectureships ever. What a tremendous blessing to spend ten hours over the course of a weekend growing in our love for the Lord, His Son, His Word and His church! This event is one of the great highlights on the church calendar every year…and for good reason. Our theme for this year’s lectureship was…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 234)
Do you remember the story of “The Ugly Duckling”? I have a few questions about that story. Was the “Ugly Duckling” actually ugly? Who decided the “Ugly Duckling” was ugly? Because the “Ugly Duckling” didn’t look like, sound like or act like the “other ducks” around him, did that give the “other ducks” the right to behave in the way they did,…
There are some interesting standards that God sets and expects people to follow. One man married to one woman for one lifetime with one exception (sexual immorality) is an interesting standard that God set and expects people to follow (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:9; Rom. 7:1-4; et al), even if that standard is not culturally “popular,” accepted or followed. The God of heaven…
What does that phrase mean? When it comes to an election and someone says, “May the best man win,” what does that mean? When it comes to any competition and someone says, “May the best man win,” what does that mean? (And, why doesn’t anyone want the “Maid of Honor” to win? Oh, wait. Wrong “Best Man”!) It’s hard to say how…
Beginning in January 2013, a new Bible Class Program for our children will be launched, after three years of preparation and development. There are several key persons who have made this possible and deserve our thanks, but for lack of space and fear of overlooking someone, thank you to each of you “off the record.” “Stepping into the Bible,” written by PBL…
Having sex outside of marriage used to be considered such a heinous act in this country; now it is generally accepted, even among some Christians who get a good laugh at it on television and movies. Getting a divorce used to be considered an unacceptable alternative in this country; now it is as normal as apple pie and ice cream, even among…
How would the average person in the twenty-first century finish this sentence, “If your enemy is hungry, __________”? There are all sorts of possibilities: smile, laugh, take pleasure in it, use it to your advantage, let him starve, etc. What if you added two more words? How would you finish the sentence now, “If your enemy is hungry, give him ________”?…
Being a virgin today is often met with ridicule, sarcasm and a joke. Even if you are a virgin, you might try to pretend like you’re not. Or, you might try to “lose it” at the first available opportunity. But, why? Why is being a virgin such a “bad thing”? Why is the purity associated with virginity not something that is admired,…