There are some things that are very difficult and next to impossible to understand (like quantum physics), but with time, focus and intense study, a person can master that which seemed at first to be unfathomable. If you were to make a list of things that you believe are the hardest things in the world to grasp, what would you put on…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 282)
A man and “man’s best friend” went on a walk down a long road. The road was straight and the day was clear, but the end of the road was in the distance in the horizon. The man was carrying all of the load, including plenty of food, water, treats and medical aid for his “best friend.” He decided not to put…
King David promised faithfulness to the Lord as the king of Israel. The resolute determination which he expressed to God in Psalm 101 should be the resolute determination of every king and president today, every church leader, every parent, and in reality, every Christian. “I will sing of mercy (lovingkindness, steadfast love) and justice…I will sing praises.” “I will behave wisely in…
As we read through the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, we often imagine what it must have been like to be there when all of those events were transpiring. What would it have been like to see that water transformed into grape juice? To see that man infirmed for 38 years to stand up, pick up his bed and walk? …
Isn’t the human brain amazing? For men, they can stick all sorts of sports statistics, fishing stories and football schedules in their heads (but they can’t seem to remember a simple date). For ladies, they can recall with ease every outfit that other ladies have worn to church for the last six months, their child’s “firsts” and every dumb argument their spouse…
What do microscopes and telescopes have to do with God? Microscopes use a lens or series of lenses to create enlarged images of minute objects, so that we can see things that we would normally not be able to see because they are so small. Telescopes use lenses and/or mirrors for viewing distant objects, so that we can see things that we…
We have been told that teaching sexual abstinence until marriage is “unrealistic” in our day and it doesn’t work. Therefore, they say, we must find a way to compromise and to protect our young people. Hence, we teach our elementary-age children “safe sex” techniques and habits, instead of teaching them to wait until they are married. But, are we going far enough?…
Sometimes looking at what is happening in the denominational world creates a lot of questions in an observer’s mind, and the answers may not be readily obvious. Consider the following examples. Some denominations assemble for their services on Saturday. Other denominations assemble for their services on Sunday. Still others offer assemblies on Saturday and Sunday. Which way is right? Are any of…