Visible Faith
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. James 1:22 I remember when I was young and my mother taught me that religion was a personal thing. Her point was usually that we didn’t need to talk about it outside of our home. The result of that for me…
Read MoreExercising Discipline
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. John 6:51a A Physical Battle Exercise and eat right. Who does not know this is the prescription for good health, energy, and a stable weight? We have heard it for most of our lives,…
Read MoreDoctrine Divides and Unifies
But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Titus 2:1 Do you know that the creeds of the Christian faith (The Apostles’ Creed, The Nicene Creed, creeds from the council of Chalcedon, and the Athanasian Creed, etc.) were written in response to what was happening in the world at the times they…
Read MoreA Prayerful Response
If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. James 2:8 What can one say in response to a mass killing in a homosexual nightclub in Orlando, FL last weekend? I have heard competing comments. One side says this is clearly…
Read MoreMom’s Teaching Times
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. Proverbs 1:8 Being caught in traffic is the worst. It does, however, offer unique people watching opportunities. Today, I was crawling along in tandem with a young woman who had two young girls in car seats in her backseat. We. Were. Inching. Along.…
Read MoreAwesomeness is Awesome
“Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? Exodus 15:11 My brother-in-law, Eddie, is a steak-and-potatoes, man’s man kind of guy with two daughters. He was happy to turn over his yardwork golf cart to our son. I don’t…
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