The Sluggard

Proverbs 6:6 (KJV) Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Folks, if you are easily offended, then please stop right here. The following article is one of great concern, and believe it or not, one of great love. . . . → Re… . . . → Read More: The Sluggard

Garbage Island

The other day I ran across a troubling report about people who think it is acceptable to use the ocean as a giant garbage dump. Here is an excerpt: “If you should see this amazing floating pile of plastic in the Pacific Ocean, it’s called ‘The Gr… . . . → Read More: Garbage Island

Show Your Colors

I was excited about going to the baseball park to watch the Detroit Tigers play the Chicago White Sox. I proudly put on my Tigers T-shirt that morning before going to the opposing team’s stadium. But I had to wear a sweatshirt over my team’s shirt … . . . → Read More: Show Your Colors

Expert Repair

If you’ve ever tried to fix something and failed, you’ll appreciate the sign I saw outside an automotive repair shop: We Will Fix What Your Husband Fixed. Whether the problem is the car, the plumbing, or an appliance, it’s usually better off in t… . . . → Read More: Expert Repair

Lessons Of Obedience

When young Kofi came home after Sunday school, his mother asked him what he had learned that morning. His quick reply spoke volumes: “Obedience . . . again!” . . . → Read More: Lessons Of Obedience . . . → Read More: Lessons Of Obedience

The Way to Purity

Those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart . . . . For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man . . . —Matthew 15:18-20… . . . → Read More: The Way to Purity

Am I Blessed Like This?

Blessed are . . . —Matthew 5:3-11When we first read the statements of Jesus, they seem wonderfully simple and unstartling, and they sink unnoticed into our subconscious minds. For instance, the Beatitudes initially seem to be merely soothing and beau… . . . → Read More: Am I Blessed Like This?

His Nature and Our Motives

. . . unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven —Matthew 5:20The characteristic of a disciple is not that he does good things, but that he is good in his motives… . . . → Read More: His Nature and Our Motives

Sanctification (2)

But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us . . . sanctification . . . —1 Corinthians 1:30The Life Side. The mystery of sanctification is that the perfect qualities of Jesus Christ are imparted as a gift to me, not gradually, but instantly … . . . → Read More: Sanctification (2)

Sanctification (1)

This is the will of God, your sanctification. . . —1 Thessalonians 4:3The Death Side. In sanctification God has to deal with us on the death side as well as on the life side. Sanctification requires our coming to the place of death, but many of us sp… . . . → Read More: Sanctification (1)