How many Christians have fallen away and left the Lord over the years? What percentage of those who have fallen away and left the church do you suppose have done so because of what a fellow Christian did to them or because of what a fellow Christian did not do for them? People let us down. And, unfortunately, our fellow Christians are…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 148)
On the one hand, the Bible teaches that “it is appointed unto men once to die” (Heb. 9:27). The physical death of the physical body is a certainty for all of us. But did you know that Jesus taught a way to “never die”? Would you like to know it? At the tomb of Lazarus, Jesus said, “Whoever lives and believes in…
If you look down on people because they are a different race or ethnicity than you…if you look down on people because they are less fortunate than you, have less money than you or have “not-as-nice” things as you…if you look down on people because they have less education than you or have not advanced as far in life as you…if you…
At some point in our lifetimes, we have all said things that perhaps we didn’t really mean. We had, in all likelihood, good intentions by what we were saying, but the follow-through was lacking. Unfortunately, too often this has happened with the biggest verbal statements of people’s lives. Before someone is baptized into Jesus Christ, he/she makes a verbal confession of faith—“I…
If you hate the President, if you hate the former President, if you hate the one who lost the Presidential race…if you hate someone who doesn’t agree with you politically…if you hate someone because he’s black or hate someone because he’s not black…if you hate someone because he’s white or hate someone because he’s not white…if you hate someone because he’s rich…
I am convinced that there is a hymn to meet every need and challenge you face in life. Perhaps the following account (which I heard Brother Wendell Winkler share several years ago) helps to establish that point. A preacher presented a lesson on how Christians must commit themselves to serving in the church. The song leader got up and led the song,…
Many people have very definite opinions about their pizza. A group of teenagers sat around a lunch table voicing their absolutes — “Cheese! Cheese! Pepperoni! Hawaiian! Pineapple and pizza do NOT go together! Anything on it is fine except broccoli! Broccoli on pizza is just NOT right!” And the beauty of the topic allows them all to be right–at least to themselves.…
You’ve been there. You’ve seen it. Maybe you’ve been the target. Or maybe you were just an innocent bystander. Maybe, perhaps, you were the extender. What? Those moments when the middle finger is gesticulated in someone’s direction. Is there anything wrong with that? Well, what is usually involved when someone extends their middle finger? Some words have been spoken or some actions…