Many years ago, I was given a piece of advice by an older gentleman that I needed to hear. He suggested that before I replied to messages that I pause and take ten deep breaths, and then carefully read over my response before actually sending it (and decide if it needed to even be sent at all). He had noticed that my typical “youthful”…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Thought for the Day
It is hard to imagine being the apostle Paul. At first, the Lord sent him to preach to the Jews, but God’s ultimate plan was for this “Hebrews of the Hebrews” (Phil. 3:5) to be “an apostle to the Gentiles” (Rom. 11:13; 1 Tim. 2:7; 2 Tim. 1:11). Can you imagine arriving in a Gentile city where you had never been before, in order…
Do the people you work with OR go to school with OR hang out with at the gym OR see regularly during your week OR see periodically as you “do life”…do they know that…you are a Christian…and happily so? That you go to church regularly…and happily so? That you believe in God, Jesus and the Bible…and happily so? That you are married (if you are)…and…
Boys and young men are often asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Here’s an answer (and it also works for those who are not so young anymore): Be a man! Be a man like Enoch—walk with God! Be a man like Noah—save your family! Be a man like Abraham—trust fully in God! Be a man like Moses—respect the holiness of God! Be a…
The expression “We know” is found 53 times in the Bible. Only five of those are in the Old Testament, which leaves 48 in the New Testament. Of those 48, one New Testament author uses 30 of them. Who would you guess that is? The apostle John is the inspired penman who writes “we know” thirty times—13 of the 30 are in his account of…
Can you imagine getting to see Moses? That would be pretty special! The 80-year-old man who led God’s people out of Egypt, through the Red Sea, to Mount Sinai, through the wilderness, to the Promised Land, and wrote the first five books of the Bible! Yes, seeing him would be a treat! Can you imagine getting to see Elijah? The man of trusting prayer, who cared for…
You keep trying to tempt me to sin against my God! Sometimes it looks really good! Sometimes I think it wouldn’t be that big of a deal! Sometimes I think about the fact that no one would even know about it! Sometimes I see how close I can get without crossing that line! Sometimes I let my emotions and what feels good get the better of me. Sometimes…
When Jesus was on this earth, “He knew what was in man” (John 2:25). He knew their hearts and their thoughts (Matt. 9:4), without them saying a thing to Him. That should not surprise us, as God “looks at the heart” (1 Sam. 16:7), and He “alone know[s] the hearts of all” (1 Kgs. 8:39; Acts 1:24). Now, we could read those verses and…