Ever miss a connecting flight? Those who have ever flown commercial airlines know the drama of making connections. Ever been on the first leg of a trip that was delayed, and then wondered if you would make your connecting flight? Ever asked others on the plane to sit down upon arrival so you could get off the plane quickly? Ever run (literally…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 318)
For the ninth king of Judah, he started out in the right direction. 2 Chronicles 26:4 says that Uzziah “did what was right in the sight of the Lord.” To summarize those first years on the throne, “He sought God” and “God helped him” (26:5-7). But, “his fame spread…he became exceedingly strong…he built towers…he fortified them…he dug many wells…he had an army…
In preparation for our lectureship and during each of the sessions, there was a song that kept running through my head. On the one hand, it was a song that some members could have been singing; yet, on the other hand, it was a song that some members needed to hear being sung. It’s the same song that comes to mind when…
What does it mean to have an “open marriage”? At one time, it indicated that a person was open to marry whomever he/she would choose and was not restricted by any social or parental regulations. It later came to denote married couples who had open communication or flexibility of their roles in the home. No longer does it refer to what could…
One of the best known personalities on television today, and one whose comments I typically respect, was defending the Bible on his show recently, but actually did more harm than good. I’m not interested in evaluating this individual’s motives, but more concerned about how his views of the Bible are typical of “well-meaning,” Bible-believing people today. The guest who was on this…
One of the most descriptive and fascinating metaphors for the Bible is the picture presented in the writings of Paul and James. Look first at James 1:23-25, “For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what…
There is nothing that comes close to the unique and wonderful nature of the Lord’s church anywhere in all the earth—past, present or future! Only the perfect, loving and awesome God could take ALL the DIFFERENT kinds of people and bring them TOGETHER into perfect, loving and awesome harmony. Think about all the kinds of folks there are in the family of…
The Lord relented from destroying Nineveh in the 8th century B.C., after they repented at the preaching of Jonah. However, over a century later, their vile condition was set to be punished through the justice of God. There was nothing they could do. Nineveh was so haughty regarding their own might and wealth, they considered their fortified position unassailable by anyone. The…