The following humorous story reminds us how husbands are NOT supposed to act! After reading a book called Man of the House during his commute home from work, an enlightened husband stormed into the house to confront his wife. Pointing a finger in her face, he said, “From now on, here’s the way it is. […]
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God Cares for Sparrows
“Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? And yet not one of them is forgotten before God” (Luke 12:6, NASB). I’m not an avid bird watcher. I do enjoy seeing the robins return in the spring along with the gorgeous red cardinals. And we keep a hummingbird feeder in the back yard and […]
A Better World
The following words seem especially fitting to our time and to the craziness lately gripping our country: “My favorite poet was Aeschylus. And he once wrote, ‘Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace […]
A Plea of Desperation and a Prayer of Dependence
The second half of Psalm 42 begins with a prayer to God. In calling upon God, the psalmist uses the possessive pronoun “my.” It seems that he still has an unwavering faith in God to do what he is asking (cf. Jas. 1:6-8). When his personal pep talk in verse 5 did not ease his […]
Training our Children
Much information has been written on the subject of children. Although much information is available, we need the Bible for direction and doctrine. Children are precious souls needing to be brought up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord (Eph. 6:4). The world’s smallest school is the home. Proverbs 1:8-9 states, “My son hear […]
A Righteous Branch (Jeremiah 23:5-6)
The prophet Jeremiah foretold the coming doom of Judah and Jerusalem, and lived to see the words of his prophecy fulfilled. Judah’s problems began early. When seen from a bird’s eye view, one strand of the Story the Bible tells can be summarized in this fashion. God begins by ruling and reigning over His creation […]
Peter’s Wife’s Mother
“And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.” (Luke 4:38-39) Each of the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, […]
Perspective
The Christian life is one of ultimate victory and yet it is not without its pains. We live in a wicked world full of difficulties which affect us in many ways. Be it economic uncertainty, wicked leadership, death and disease, the scorn of unbelievers, or any number of challenges which can easily produce fear, doubt, […]
The Person of the Holy Spirit
There are religious organizations who believe that the Holy Spirit is not a person like the other persons in the godhead. For example, the Jehovah’s Witnesses denomination believes that the Holy Spirit is simply “God’s active force” in the world. Their New World Translation of the Bible says, “In the beginning God created the heavens […]
‘It Doesn’t Say Not To’
Imagine this: you walk into a fast food restaurant and order a hamburger, fries, and a coke – the all-American meal! But then, you notice that it seems to take an unusually long time to get your food. Finally, the gal at the counter brings up your order – piles of food on three separate […]