Exposing Works of Darkness
Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. Ephesians 5:11 Are there things you fear greatly? Are your responses to everyday difficulty a little over the top? Do you feel “on edge” a lot of the time? Are your children overly sensitive or fearful? Does it often…
Read More4 Must-Have Teaching Times with Kids
Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Psalm 34:11 My husband: (holding up a napkin after watching our grandson wipe his face on his sleeve) That’s why we call these sleeves. Me: Did you just wipe your face on your sleeve? Bruce (our grandson):…
Read MoreThe Battle for Young Adults
Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12 Sitting in a ministry meeting listening to the leaders lament that they were not reaching the young people, I remember thinking, “Should I dye my hair so…
Read MoreHerod Got It
We all remember the Christmas story of the wise men who sought Jesus. Their journey included a visit to Herod, in Jerusalem, seeking the One God had said would be “a ruler who will shepherd my people.” (Matthew 2:6) Where was the newly born King of the Jews? Herod, of course, was quite interested…
Read MoreKnowing and Doing
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 In my neck of the woods it’s easy to find a Bible study. There are big ones and small…
Read MoreShooting Back – With a Gun
Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked. Proverbs 25:26 It must have been horrific but he shot back. The St. James Massacre The St. James Massacre happened in a church in Cape Town, South Africa in 1993. 11 members of the congregation…
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