“An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.” Proverbs 12:25 Last Sunday morning I was driving through my neighborhood in my little car with the top down. It was a lovely morning, and the sunshine just made me want to smile. I was on ...
Read More »Ashes to Ashes, and Dust from Dust
Job 34:15 “All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.” As I walk down the center aisle leading a procession carefully holding an urn with the ashes of my father-in-law, I understand in a very practical sense verses such as these from Job. Man is created ...
Read More »The Last Call
I heard of a man who pulled into a gas station to fill his vehicle full of gas; the young gas attendant came to meet the needs of the driver. The Lord put the burden on the driver’s heart to share Jesus with the young man. The burden grew heavier ...
Read More »Is Satan Real? If So, What Is His Purpose?
“And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.” ~ Job 1:7 Sometimes in life, it is easier to believe in the good things than it is ...
Read More »When We Don’t Understand the Bible
“Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.” 1 Samuel 15:3 In this story in 1 Samuel, Saul was to go and wipe out the Amalekites–every man, ...
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