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…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 128)
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.…
It’s kind of a weird question, but if you had the opportunity to be any kind of flower in the world, what would you want to be? There are so many from which to choose! In fact, scientists have identified approximately 400,000 types of flowering plant species in the world. Some are extremely rare, like the endangered corpse flower of Indonesia. It…
Were your parents “fair”? The answer to that may depend on where you are in your life. How many kids have been known to say, “That’s not fair!”? As if children were born into this world with the divine standard for measuring true fairness in their parents. No child (slightly overstated) ever thought his parents were always fair in their decisions. (And,…
One’s physical posture in worship, while it can have an impact, is not the focus. You could be standing on the outside, but asleep on the inside. You could be kneeling on the outside, but bored on the inside. The real focus to which each and every worshiper must give attention is the posture of their heart. Consider words from Psalm 95.…
Raising kids can be fun, difficult, exhausting, exciting, challenging, thrilling, nerve-racking, joyful and rewarding—all wrapped into one wonderful experience. As your kids grow up, there are always certain things you want to do with them and certain places that you want to take them. “When they get old enough, we need to take them here. During the summer, we need to go…