One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. Proverbs 12:26 I was a new Christian when I heard a man teach that a best friend for a Christian can only be another Christian. I was a little irritated by the statement. As…
Read MoreOf David. Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. Psalm 26:1 Can a Christian walk in integrity and vote for either Trump or Clinton to lead our nation? Can we walk in integrity and support legislation that puts a title…
Read MoreWas not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”–and he was…
Read More…for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7 Where does it go? I have it one week and the next it is nowhere to be found. Discipline. I am not talking about teaching and training children. I am talking about self-control. One week…
Read MoreLet marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled…. Hebrews 13:4a It wasn’t what we expected to hear. The couple being married were a young, godly twosome who appear to have taken their engagement seriously. He asked permission to date, and then to become engaged, from the…
Read MoreLove is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 1 Corinthians 13:4 Marriage is a hard thing in which patience can be learned. Sadly, most of us miss the opportunities we’re given to practice it! I met a new couple at a party. We were out in the…
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