I don’t know if it is just me, but I am hearing a lot of emphasis on how we feel. I hear phrases like, “I’m just not feeling it,” “I don’t feel like it,” or my personal favorite, “Do whatever makes you feel happy.” While I am the last person to minimize feelings, there comes a point when it is not about…

The poetical language of the Old Testament prophets seems so difficult to those who read it, expecting some literal fulfillment. Unlike those parts of the Bible which are historical and literal, God sometimes speaks figuratively to the imagination and the soul of the reader. The prophet of God saw sin and “rivers of water” ran down from His eyes. Not literal rivers,…

We live in a confused world.  The sharp line of distinction between right and wrong, good and bad, truth and error has been blurred in many cases (almost to elimination, in some instances).  The root cause of the ever-shifting values in our society is no mystery.  Man has “exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature…

A certain celebrity came out in Vanity Fair saying this about his 10 hour facial-feminization surgery, “What did I just do? What did I just do to myself?” The article goes on to say, “A counselor from the Los Angeles Gender Center came to the house so Jenner could talk to a professional and assured her [him] that such reactions were often…

The words of the psalmist are so remarkable, for they allow us to see the heart of David. One can write historical narratives or present intellectual reasons for some aspect of truth without his soul being involved. However, the very nature of writing psalms and other songs demands that the author opened his heart and the words and music come from the…

Salvation by faith alone is one of the most common doctrines in the denominational world today.  There are a number of “favorite verses” to which they often appeal, including 1 John 5:1.  Read the verse carefully.  “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God…” (ESV). The verse plainly teaches that every person who believes that Jesus is the…

Though technically it is not here yet, the feel of summer is. For everyone, summer means different things. For me, it meant hanging out with friends, float trips on the Boise River, family vacations and summer jobs. Even though my “care-free” days of summer have long been replaced with my role as a functioning citizen and responsible adult, I still remember the…

When Pharaoh’s daughter found that baby in the basket floating in the river, she knew she had a problem. Not wanting to see that baby die, she immediately accepted the offer from Miriam, Moses’ sister, to find someone to care for the child. It is obvious that any baby left unattended will die. Think of the spiritual application of this principle. A…