Ponder: Am I a person after God’s own heart? Scripture “Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you” (Prov. 9:8b, NKJV). Scripture calls David a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22). He certainly had his faults. Some of his blunders were colossal! We might think, “I’m glad my sins aren’t as extreme as […]
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Doesn’t God Want Me To Be Happy?
This question usually refers to superficial happiness such as a child feels when given a new toy. Such earthly pleasure isn’t necessarily wrong, but neither should we think it is God’s chief goal for us! He certainly approves when we “eat and drink and enjoy the good of all (our) labor” (Ecclesiastes 3:13). As Solomon […]
Silent Before God (Part 1)
Solomon said there is “A time to be silent and a time to speak” (Ecclesiastes 3:7). There is a time to speak to praise God and there is a time to be silent before God. We must learn when to do each. Often in our times of silence, we can learn more and express more […]
The ‘Big Hammer’ Mentality
We know a man whose mechanical abilities (by his own admission) lie somewhere between non-existent and totally inept. His wife says that he should have been born “before the industrial revolution”. Ouch! On father’s day, his family gave him a new hammer. His happy reaction was: “With a big enough hammer, you can fix anything!” […]
Glory to the Reader or the Writer?
The fruit fly has long been the mainstay of bio-medical research. An article in Newsweek Magazine lauded the scientific breakthrough of reading “almost all of the chemical letters — 165 million of them — that make up the fruit fly’s DNA.” It is called “an impressive technical feat in its own right.” My marvel at […]
“Plum Amazing”
If you happen to be in the market for plums, check out the Oppie Plaas Boerdery Farm in South Africa. This is where the world’s record for biggest plum was recently set when co-owners Dean and Deon Barnard found a plum that weighed 16.3 ounces. That broke the previous record by 3.8 ounces, a plum […]
WHERE YOU WORSHIP — THIS Makes A Big Difference!
We all want the church to grow because it means that more people have come to Christ for salvation, which certainly pleases God. We work to see this happen, and so many things can be said about how we should go about it. One factor I’d like to briefly highlight is the impression that outsiders […]
Aim Small, Miss Small
Jordan Spieth has made a name for himself in the world of professional golf. He’s won titles at ‘major’ tour events and several other tournaments. He’s certainly among the ‘elites’ in the field. So, what is the key to his success? He follows this philosophy on the golf course — “Aim small, miss small.” He […]
What Determines Right?
NOT REASON: “For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of preaching (message preached) to save them that believe.” (1 Cor. 1:21). “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, […]
Song Selection For Worship
Song leaders face a difficult challenge in selecting songs for worship services. There are the ‘old standards’ that have been known and loved for many years and there are the newer songs preferred by many of our young people. What I favor is variety among scriptural songs. When we sing only a few songs over […]