Friends, we are destroying ourselves. We are allowing outside influences to shape our thinking. We are giving others too much control over our minds. We are listening to politicians and media tell us that everything has some kind of “racial overtone.” But, it doesn’t! And it doesn’t have to! Every issue does not have a racial slant. Every post doesn’t need a…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 125)
You’ve met a lot of people in your life, right? That means you have met all sorts of different kinds of people. So, who was the last perfect person you met? Do you remember his or her name? The last person you knew who didn’t make any mistakes? Say the name out loud right now. Go ahead. What’s with the silence? You…
“Isn’t it enough to give? As long as I’m giving, does it matter why? Does it really matter what my motivation is?” Think about this for a moment and consider what Scripture has to teach us. Much of the giving in the early church was done to help brethren who were in need (1 Cor. 16:1-2; 2 Cor. 8:16-24; Rom. 15:25-27). Giving…
In First Samuel chapter 8, the Israelites demanded that Samuel “appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations” (8:5). In other words, “All of the other nations have a king. We want to be like all the other nations.” So, how did that work out for Israel? The nation would never be the same again. Sin ravaged her…
In 606 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, came up against the city of Jerusalem and carried off the first wave of captives. Among those were three young men (Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah), who are better known by their Babylonian names: Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego. These God-loving, God-fearing men refused to capitulate at all to the pressure to turn their back on…
Have you ever found out something about another person that was disturbing to you and was potentially (if not certainly) destructive to that person? What did you do with that piece of information? Would it matter if that person was someone you cared about or if that person was someone you didn’t really like? In our day and age, it is so…
If you read some people’s social media feeds, you might think that all police officers are racists. They’re not! I know that for a fact! This is one example (and a very blatant one) of assigning the shortcomings of one individual to everyone in a particular group. What if we did that to everybody? Would you like that if it happened to…
Some days, as a Christian, are going to be harder than others. Don’t quit! Some days, the devil is going to seem to have the upper hand. Don’t quit! Some days, you are going to feel under attack for standing for truth and Biblical morality. Don’t quit! Some days, fellow Christians are going to let you down and maybe even hurt you.…