Did anyone ever tell you when you were growing up, “Don’t look at the sun! You’ll go blind!”? It reminds us of Saul of Tarsus seeing “a light from heaven, brighter than the sun” (Acts 26:13), which caused him to be blind for three days (Acts 9:3-9). We grasp the concept of bright lights affecting our ability to see. So, darkness should be safe for…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 7)
On the FIRST DAY of Jesus’ life, where were His arms? Strange question, isn’t it? The Bible indicates that His arms were by His side, restrained there by the swaddling cloths (Luke 2:7). Fast forward 33 years. On the LAST DAY of Jesus’ life, where were His arms? They were no longer restrained by His side! They were stretched out as far as they could go, in order…
All sorts of things have been said and written about the Bible, and it can sometimes be hard to sort through it all. So, here’s the question, “What can we know about the Bible? Is it possible to know if it is really from God or not?” Consider just a few things we know about this amazing book. Amazing Fact #1: The…
Dozens of times in the New Testament, the Holy Spirit gives instructions to Christians regarding our relationship with and interaction with “one another” by using that pronoun “one another.” This is a reciprocal pronoun, wherein a person performs an action for, toward or on another person, while receiving that same action performed in return. It is easy as humans to point the finger…
Do you ever feel like you have too much going on? Do you feel overwhelmed and not sure how much more you can take? Sometimes it is easy to let stresses take over. If any of that sounds familiar, consider this. STEP ONE: Press pause for just 10 seconds. When Peter was overwhelmed, he prayed the shortest prayer in the Bible, “Lord, save me!” (Matt. 14:30). Throughout…
Have you ever had someone tell you that you were “important” to them, only to find out later that wasn’t really the case? Maybe a boss said, “You are incredibly important to this company.” Maybe a sweetheart told you, “You are the most important thing in my life.” But, after some time passed, the job and/or the sweetie had left you. That…
These are four words that all Christians would do exceedingly well to lodge in their hearts and live in their personal interactions. It is really easy to get our feathers ruffled and get upset, even with our fellow Christians, over what is usually not all that significant in the grand scheme of things. When Abram and Lot and their families returned from Egypt,…
Many of us grew up hearing, “Respect your elders.” Maybe some of us heard that so often that we began to resent it, and by way of connection, began to resent our elders. But, why do we need to respect those who are older than us? First, we need to do it because God tells us to do it. “Rise before…and honor the presence…