A recent compliment was paid to Palm Beach Lakes that was especially encouraging. This is not written to build us up or to point any fingers at our accomplishment(s), but it is to draw attention to what we’re doing and why we’re doing it. A visitor, who visits here a couple times a year, said: “PBL truly feels like the first-century church…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 263)
Bible translators have given this as the “title” to Psalm 63—“Joy in the Fellowship of God.” Read the psalm for yourself. The translators didn’t do too bad naming this one. David says, “My soul thirsts for You…My soul shall be satisfied…My soul follows close behind You…” Why does his soul do this? “Because Your lovingkindness is better than life…Because You have been…
It is easy for one to profess to know God, and thus easy for one to profess that they are following God. But, how can we know if one is truly following God and is truly accepted by God. Titus 1:16 is an interesting verse in this regard; think about these words carefully. “They profess to know God [yes, we know people…
One would think, if they didn’t know any better, that brothers and sisters would get along better than most people. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. There is a reason that the phrase “sibling rivalry” exists—siblings are known for their rivalries. One would think, if they didn’t know any better, that brothers and sisters in Christ would get along better than…
I saw a picture today of one of the Wall Street protestors standing with his nose in the face of a Police Officer, in what appeared to be a scornful defiance of the Officer’s position of authority. I read an article about an elementary school student sitting on the floor and sticking his fingers in his ears when the teacher told him…
Jesus frequently denounced the scribes and the Pharisees and their destructive traditions, for He was not only concerned about them but those who would follow their heresies. Since Jesus “knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man” (John 2:24-25), Jesus was well aware of the hearts and the motives of…
It’s hard to believe, but it was a year ago today that Mr. Pesky Hacker took down our old website. I remember the flood of emails that started coming in from folks wanting to know what happened and why they couldn’t connect. Oh, what progress a year makes! We went from desperation and frustration to one of the best sites out there…
The words “downsizing,” “cutting back,” “reducing workforce,” “trimming budget,” “scaling down,” etc., etc. are increasingly common in our nation today and are hitting too close to home for many of us. Whether we’ve been directly impacted by such workforce “adjustments,” each of us has certainly felt the instability in the economy and the inflation in costs of goods and services. All of…