Plenty More for Twenty-four Before my granddaughter Kenzie could walk, her parents began to teach her sign language. At an early age she could communicate using the signs for please, thank you, and more. Studies have found that this training increases the understanding of language, improves their socialization, increases their Intelligent Read more…
Confidence in God’s Loving-kindness, Part 2 Psalm 63 Confidence in Responding to God’s Loving-kindness ✓ I Will Praise With Lips Notice the context of David’s longing to respond to God’s love by blessing him with his total being: lips, life, hands, soul, mouth, etc. The only proper response coming from Read more…
Confidence in God’s Loving-kindness, Part 1 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. 2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Read more…
Perfecting Love 13 By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Read more…
Dealing With Differences of Opinion, Part 4 Romans 15:1-13 Pleasing Others, 15:1-6a Paul identifies himself among the strong it this situation. It means he stands steadfast in his convictions he can eat anything without violating God’s will or his own conscience. As one of the strong he has the responsibility Read more…
Dealing With Differences of Opinion, Part 3 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense. 21 It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything Read more…
Dealing With Differences of Opinion, Part 2 10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow Read more…
Dealing With Differences of Opinion, Part 1 1 Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. 2 For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. 3 Let not him who eats despise him who does Read more…
Christian Peace vs. Jihad It was Ambrose Bierce who once wrote, “war is God’s means of teaching Americans geography.” To that we might add the lessons it has taught us about history. How many of us would even now about Iraq, the Crusades, Moorish Spain, Armenia, Lebanon, Afghanistan, etc. if Read more…
Prayer for Preservation From Enemies – Part 2 Psalm 140 Privileges of God’s Servant Four times the psalmist references God as Lord. Thus, demonstrating his relationship to God as Master and he is the humble servant. David recognizes he has certain privileges because of this relationship. Possession It is a Read more…