The favorite old hymn says, “Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love; the fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.” There is something uniquely beautiful and uniquely strong about the Christian bond. The tie that binds two hearts together in Christ-like love is mysteriously strange to those outside of Christ. Why do a Christian husband and…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 273)
Ever been at that point in your life when you wondered – What am I going to do? What should I do? What decision should I make? How am I going to make it? Perhaps Jacob’s son, Joseph, faced those haunting questions when sold into slavery. Perhaps Moses faced those recurring questions when he was in Midian for 40 years. Perhaps Daniel…
We know that a person must believe in Jesus as the Christ in order to be saved (Acts 16:31). And, we know that a penitent believer must be baptized in order to be saved (Mark 16:16). But, did you know there is something a person must love in order to be saved? (This is not “Someone” a person must love, like God…
Over the years, even from the days of the early church, predictions have been made regarding the coming (usually the imminent coming) of Jesus Christ. Sometimes folks claimed to have a “sense” that He was “coming soon”; sometimes a year was suggested; sometimes a specific date was chosen; and as we saw with the most recent prediction, a precise time of the…
Have you ever felt like the psalmist? “I cried out to God with my voice…In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; My soul refused to be comforted. I…was troubled; I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed…I am so troubled that I cannot speak….Will the Lord cast off forever? And…
“I’m older than that person, which makes me a little better than him.” “I make more money than that person, which makes me a little better than her.” “I went further with my education than that person, which makes me a little better than him.” “I was actually born in this country, which makes me a little better than her.” “I am…
The Jews were in trouble in Esther’s day. Haman had conspired against them and was on a mission to wipe them out. Esther’s cousin, Mordecai, brought this to the attention of Esther (a Jew), who was Queen of Persia. The famous line from Mordecai’s message still rings true today: “Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time…
It amazes me that a computer can run on a battery. A battery! Flashlights and children’s toys run on batteries, but a computer? Laptop computers are designed to run for hours on a battery. Desktop computers and entire networks of servers will run for several minutes to several hours on battery backups. However, the battery power does not last forever. After a…