Consequences
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is god for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29 Someone gave me a piece of information about an acquaintance. I am sorry to say that I added more factual…
Read MoreThe Right Tools
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 As I was trying to cut a cantaloupe with a chef’s knife, I realized…
Read MoreChoosing Friends
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 MoreWalk in Integrity
Of 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 MoreFaithful Works
Was 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 MoreWhen Self-Control is Out of Control
…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…
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