A Scripture and a Prayer: “Where Wisdom Begins”
A Scripture and a Prayer: “Where Wisdom Begins” “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding has all those who do His commandments.” (Psalm 111:10) Prayer: Lord, while the word fear means to hold You in high esteem, that is, where I am in...
Sharing the Good News, Generation to Generation
As a blogger Derek has the opportunity to reach a lot of people, a men’s ministry advocate with a national voice, and a columnist. One of his goals is to encourage other men to live in such a way that the Good News shines with signal clarity. One of the most effective ways we can do this is in and through family relationships.
Building A Lifeboat
Building A Lifeboat GENESIS 7: 6 – 10 (NASB) Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water came upon the earth. Then Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with him entered the ark because of the water of the flood. Of clean animals and...
“Faith Supports Where Reason Fails”
We can never reduce God to our understanding, because when we do, we begin to manage Him, and that’s because it’s in our fallen sinful nature to want to have some measure of control.
Interesting Thought
INTERESTING THOUGHT Does anyone remember the 2009 College National Championship Game between Florida and Oklahoma? Gators quarterback Tim Tebow had the Bible reference “John 3:16” written on his eye black as shown in the picture. Typical Tim. What you might not know...
Have you heard of a “praying Babushka”?
There is no doubt that the days of the tyrants were terrible. But we also live in a time of fierce spiritual battle. As dads and grandfahters and the patriarchs of our families we can learn a lot from these precious women and become rock solid men who pray for our grands.
The Lord calls Samuel
The Lord Calls Samuel 1 Samuel 3:1-4:22 The call of Samuel is a vivid example of what God can do in the lives of children. Samuel’s early response to God set in motion a whole process of events leading Samuel to become ‘a prophet of the Lord’ through whom ‘the Word of...
Why Does Scripture Include Christ’s Detailed Genealogies?
The genealogies of Jesus recorded by Matthew and Luke prove that He was not a self-appointed Messiah; a misguided reformer caught up in popular acclaim who began to have delusions of grandeur. Nor was He merely a good teacher of morality and ethics, or a revolutionary out to overthrow Rome’s rule. His genealogies, tracing His ancestry back through David and Abraham to Adam and ultimately to God Himself, show that Jesus was Israel’s rightful king.
The Hope Of Glory
“The Hope of Glory” Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God (Romans 5:1-2). By faith in Jesus Christ, we...
Have you ever paid a heavy price for a conviction?
Do you walk the moral high ground? Or, do you just say you do? When called to pay the price, are you true to your convictions to the point of losing your job, or perhaps you life?
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