Scripture "We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thes 1-3) Observation Paul was thankful for the these people because of their...
I woke up with a stiff and sore back this morning. This was not unusual since my back has given me problems for years now, but today no amount of stretching or moving would loosen it up. Still, I had 5 dogs waiting patiently by the door to go out for their morning...
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16) I woke up with a wet face again this morning. Five minutes before my alarm clock was set to go off my little dog,...
"Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." (1 Samuel 16:7) It couldn't be this season again. "Already?", I questioned. "Seems like just a month ago we celebrated this holiday. Can't be a year has passed!" There would be some extra planning...
Last week in TRUE DOCTRINE, Part 3, we took a look at the kinds of things that do not support sound doctrine. Things like sins of sexual immorality, murder, dishonesty, etc. We also saw that anything that causes dispute rather than Godly edification is considered to...
Oh, we began with Jim Thorpe, the ultimate Olympic athlete of his generation who had to contend with the fickle Olympic authorities of his times. Continuing our Series on mood swings of the people which resemble a swinging pendulum, we come to yet another incident in...
Today we come to the concluding part of the Series on predictable unpredictability of men contrasted with eternal consistency of the ever consistent One ... Remember the woes of Jim Thorpe the greatest Olympic athlete of his generation who had to contend with...
Last week, in TRUE DOCTRINE, Part 4, we took a look at the Biblical definition of doctrine. We learned that it ALWAYS comes from the Father, it is ALWAYS in keeping with Jesus' great command, to love the Lord with all our hearts, and to love our neighbor as ourselves....
"As He went a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending their nets. Immediately he called them; and they left their father in the boat with the hired men, and followed Him" (Mark 1:19-20) Three little words in...
"For God so love the World . . ." (John 3:16a) When I was a boy I used to love to find a stray penny on the sidewalk. I would save them in a jar in my room and then use them to buy candy or gum when I had found enough. Later as an adult I read a story about how a...