This illustration may fall flat with the younger generation. Do you remember the analog radios and how you would turn the knob ever so slowly to dial in your station just right? Do you remember as you drove further from the signal how you might start to hear some other station playing completely different music but was mixed in with the song from your…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 117)
How easy is it for us to forget what we have…and forget how good we have it? Children sometimes do this—thinking that other kids have it better than they do. Husbands and wives sometimes do this—thinking that someone other than their spouse might be able to satisfy them better. Christians sometimes do this—thinking that people in the world have it better than…
From the book of Exodus through the book of Joshua, the Bible reader learns of a special relationship that God initiated with the children of Israel. He brought them out of Egyptian slavery and into the beautiful land of Canaan. They had so much going for them. Then, you get to the book of Judges. Seven times in that book, you read “the children of…
When I begin to think it’s all about me and that people should focus on me and do what’s best for me…are there perhaps some other things I should consider? Am I aware of the needs of others around me? Do I recognize that there are others around me who are seriously hurting—physically, emotionally and spiritually? Do I realize that I am not perfect and…
If you look up the word “Christian” in a dictionary, you will find that the common use of that word today in our nation is “a person who believes in Jesus Christ” or “a person who exemplifies in his or her life the teachings of Christ.” As you consider those definitions, do they match what you think a Christian is? If we…
Have you ever sent an email or text and then thought, “I shouldn’t have done that…I shouldn’t have said that”? It is so easy today to say things to others—with the simple tap-tap-tap on a keyboard or device—that we should not say at all, and things that we would not normally say with our mouth in person. The same verses that apply to…
“I think I should talk to people about the gospel. I think I should invite people to worship. I think I should ask someone if they’d like to have a Bible study. I think I should check on and encourage folks from church. I think I should tell the elders how much I appreciate what they do. I think I should study my Bible more often and…
On his second missionary journey, the apostle Paul came to the city of Athens. Perhaps if Dorothy had been traveling with Paul on this journey, she might have said, “Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Jerusalem anymore.” While Paul had preached in pagan cities before, Athens was unique. When Paul arrived in Athens, “he saw the city was full of…