It’s that time of year when folks make resolutions to begin on the first day of January. Statistics indicate that more than 80% of those resolutions don’t stick. (That number is actually lower than I expected.) The reason they don’t last is because they are attached to an arbitrary date and not a true decision and commitment to change. Think about that in relationship to Christianity.…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 82)
When Paul visited the idolatrous city of Athens on his second missionary tour, he encountered some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers, who were intrigued by his so-called “new doctrine” (Acts 17:18-20). Luke, the inspired penman, went on to record, “For all the Athenians and the foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some…
Why is it that those closest to us are often the ones who can hurt us, irritate us and upset us the most? Maybe because we spend more time with them, maybe because they know us best, maybe because we have higher expectations, maybe for no good reason at all. What can we do when those we are closest to annoy us? Perhaps ask a…
We pick and choose when we go to the movies, when we go out to eat, when we do most everything. Do we pick and choose when we will go to worship and when we won’t? Over the years, I have known of people who chose to not worship on a particular Sunday because a certain person was going to be preaching, a certain…
There seems to be something almost magical about the end of one year and the beginning of a new year. It is so magical that many folks often make “New Year’s Resolutions”—this is going to be the time that I start something new, or this is going to be the time that I stop that particular habit. And so, we wait. Something…
Insurance is an interesting thing! It is not something that you just automatically receive when you are born or buy a house or a car. There are steps you must take to qualify for it. After you have it, you must continue to maintain it and keep up on your premiums. The worst thing to hear is that your insurance policy has lapsed. This is not…
Sometimes you hear something so often that you tune it out. Such is often the case with announcements made at church services. This was evident on a Sunday morning when the announcement maker made the customary appeal to silence all cell phones for the worship service, and then ten minutes later an Amber Alert came out. The Amber Alert revealed who wasn’t paying attention during…
It has been stated by some Bible students that since Jesus said, “There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him” (Mark 7:15), it is safe to conclude that alcohol does not defile a man, surmising that Jesus permits drinking alcohol in this text. Is that what Jesus is teaching? Every verse must always be kept in its…