The much-awaited return of football season is here. Now, for those who so choose, games can fill your entire weekend. What kind of fan are you? Are you a die-hard fan, who knows your team’s schedule by heart and speaks about them as “we” and “us”? Are you up on the player’s stats and the opposing player’s strengths? Or, are you a…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 266)
In Alma chapter 7 (from The Book of Mormon), Joseph Smith supposedly received a revelation from God that was a prophecy of the birth of Christ. Carefully read the words he wrote: “For behold, the time is not far distant that the Redeemer liveth and cometh among his people…For behold, the kingdom of heaven is at hand, and the Son of God…
It has been said that a compliment can carry someone for an entire month. It probably depends on the nature of the compliment, who said it and what kind of month we’re having, but the right compliment at the right time often does carry someone for the next several days, if not weeks. Would it surprise you to know that God already…
What kind of friend are you? Are you as good a friend as Ruth was to Naomi? Naomi’s husband had died. She needed a friend! Both of Naomi’s sons had died. She needed a friend! But, Naomi didn’t see it that way. And, Naomi was more concerned about others than she was for herself. She told her daughter-in-laws, Orpah and Ruth, “Go,…
It was back in 1998, but the words ring as true today and almost eerily true. Dr. Norman Geisler and Frank Turek co-authored a book entitled, Legislating Morality (which I think has been revised since then). Think about this sentence: “We’re living in a society in which people feel no obligation to control their own actions. Instead, we rationalize and justify every…
“I’m trying to explain to my friend, who is a Christian, why premarital sex is wrong. Can you please give me some points to make with some Scriptures?” If you watch any television, catch any movies or chat with any teenagers or young adults, it will not take long at all to realize that sex before and outside of marriage today is…
It depends on what survey you read and who actually does the survey, but some recent surveys have found that 92% of Americans believe in God. (The purpose of this short article is not to dissect exactly what they meant by belief in God.) So, that means that things are not as bad as we thought, right? That means that 92% of…
The practice in the Lord’s church of withdrawing fellowship has not actually been practiced all that widely in the brotherhood, and for sure the practice has varied even within the congregations that do. When members of the church, who have never experienced this church disciplinary action, relocate to a congregation that practices it, they may suspiciously view the exercise as heartless and…