“Dear cancer! I’m done with you! Please leave! Go away and don’t ever come back! Leave my friends and loved ones alone right now!” I wish I could write a letter like that and make some sort of impact. Of course, that’s not the way it works. But, I’ve learned some things about cancer. Cancer knows no stranger. In other words, cancer…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 116)
As Christians who strive to have the mind of Christ (cf. Phil. 2:5), we must diligently give ourselves to the practice of “bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Cor. 10:5). While the context of 2 Corinthians 10 deals with fleshly versus godly living, the principle of controlling our thoughts is foundational to all parts of our lives (cf.…
As a parent, I want the very, very best for my children. We raised them to think critically, to weigh options, to pray about decisions and make Biblically-sound choices. But when life throws curveballs at them, my greatest desire is to jump in and solve everything for them. But, that would not help them to truly grow. Being there for them? Absolutely! Helping them? Yes! Offering guidance and assistance? Of course! But,…
In our culture today, the increasing disrespect and disdain for marriage and for God’s perfect plan for marriage is seen in the practice, prevalence and praise even that is given to divorce. The more “old-fashioned” and “temporary” marriage has become, the more widely accepted divorce has become. How should Christians respond to divorce today? Should we just go along with it in…
When you look around at all of the denominations today, while some teach similar doctrines, most of them teach very diverse things. Of course, that’s the very reason that they are all in existence. If they taught the same thing, they would not be divided. Is that God’s design? To the first-century congregation that was struggling with division, Paul made the singularity of his teaching…
We know that God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim. 2:4). We immediately identify that statement with God’s desire for non-Christians, which we also do with 2 Peter 3:9, knowing that “the Lord is…not willing that any should perish.” But does that desire apply only to non-Christians? God wants all to be…
In our culture today, there is an increasing disrespect and disdain for marriage and for God’s perfect plan for it. Some today view marriage as optional, yeah, even old-fashioned. Is marriage one of those things that we should let go—in the same way that we have let go of bell bottom pants, black and white television, and Pluto as a planet? Let’s…
The first time you read the word “night” in the Bible is on Day One of Creation. God said, “Let there be light” (Gen. 1:3), and “God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night” (1:5). When it wasn’t day (i.e., light), it was night (i.e., dark). From the beginning of time, man has always known of the dark of night. Man has experienced…