Could you survive without chocolate? Some of you say, “No!” Could you survive without coffee or caffeine? “Are you kidding?!” Could you survive without the internet? “Have you gone mad?!” More serious, could you survive without water? Without oxygen? Obviously not! Get even more serious. Could you survive without God? Some might say, “Well, it depends on what you mean by survive. Obviously, I could survive. It’s not like I’m going to die or…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 55)
Have you ever watched someone go through a really trying time in their life and your heart just grieved heavily for them? You wanted to reach out and just hug them and console them. You wanted to send them something (flowers, food, a gift) just to show how much you hurt for them and were thinking about them. You were truly hurting because they were…
The record of the life of Jesus in the New Testament is filled with interesting events, which may make you wonder why a particular detail or event was mentioned, among so many possibilities. The healing of Peter’s mother-in-law is one such event. Matthew and Luke allot two verses, and Mark (the gospel account which really focuses on the miracles of Jesus) gives…
There are many folks who think that life on this earth is the best thing there is, so they want to “stay” here as long as they can and “get” as much as they can. Interestingly, the Lord warns us that “the days are evil” (Eph. 5:16). The wise Solomon admonished, “Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before…
How often have you heard lessons on the armor of God detailed in Ephesians 6? How often have you seen illustrations with arrows pointing to and identifying each piece of armor? There are six pieces, right? Actually, if you stop reading with the sword of the Spirit (the sixth piece) in verse 17, you’ve missed a most potent weapon available to the soldier of Christ.…
Tragedy strikes and the question often asked is, “Where was God?” Atheists challenge Christians in a time of tragedy and say something like, “How could a loving God allow something like this to happen?” So, in the wake of a mass shooting of innocent children, let’s consider this question. The first thing to consider is that God has given free will to…
As the apostle Paul details the full armor of God that each Christian is to “put on,” there are many defensive pieces. One piece stands out as the “offensive weapon” for each Christian—the sword of the Spirit. There are several things to note about this sword. It is called “the sword of the Spirit,” emphasizing that this is the manner in which the Holy…
As a soldier puts on his armor, there are some pieces that are put on last (kind of like a football player putting on his protective gear). But the order does not set the value, as a soldier’s helmet is absolutely essential to protect his head and his mind, which controls everything that he does and the choices that he makes. This is the…