Giving in to the temptation to hear only the good from others, surrounding ourselves with those who only say what we want to hear, can be disastrous. Just ask King Ahab! In fact, Ahab had 400 men who did just that—filled his ear with just what he wanted them to ...
Read More »Everything We Need to be Faithful (Dr. Kent Brantly’s Story)
“God was reminding me of what He had taught me years ago, that He will give me everything I need to be faithful to Him.” (Dr. Kent Brantly, Aug. 8, 2014) His ordeal started on the morning of July 23, 2014, when he woke up feeling ill and running a ...
Read More »Deceit of Popularity
Paul knew the secret. He would never be able to do both. He faced the same choice each of us must face, and it went against his natural desire to be liked and appreciated by others. He would have to choose popularity with people, or service to the Lord Jesus. ...
Read More »Christians and Anxiety
When we start to look at our problems and circumstances, and begin to project future events; we are on dangerous ground. The anxious person has little peace, and without peace there is turmoil and confusion. Even Christians can experience anxiety, but it is usually a result of taking our ...
Read More »Fourth Man
It was the typical Babylonian form of execution. After being bound, the guilty were placed in a brick kiln-type furnace with temperatures over 500 degrees hotter than today’s hottest crematory. Death would be almost instantaneous. Three young Hebrew men were about to experience this form of execution for not bowing ...
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