While traveling recently, I was seated on a flight next to some very talkative ladies, who were particularly loud in their conversation. I was not eavesdropping on their conversation, as it might be perceived, for it was impossible for those in the seats and rows around them to not follow along in their high-volume chat. These two ladies had just met as…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 159)
In the middle of the night, Jesus saw that His disciples, who were several miles out into the stormy sea, were “straining at rowing” (Mark 6:48). Matthew uses the word “wind” three times in his paragraph about this event. First, he records that when Jesus saw His friends from a distance, “the wind was contrary” (Matt. 14:24). Second, when Peter got out…
In this day and age, it is so easy to be rude (and not think anything it). That seems to be the default demeanor and routine reaction of so many folks. Brother and sister in Christ, we cannot afford to fall into that pattern of behavior. In “The Love Chapter” of First Corinthians 13, Paul states that “love… does not behave rudely”…
One intriguing feature of living on our spherical planet are the various times zones in which all earthly inhabitants live. This is noticeable in the advertising of the starting time for television programs, and businesses deal with this when trying to operate globally. Times zones may not have a direct or daily impact on Christianity, but consider this for a moment. The…
There is a certain “satisfaction” (shall we call it?) when one of our enemies falls into hard times or experiences some calamity in life. There is a sense in which we may think, “They had it coming! Serves them right!” But we need to be ever-so cautious. Read these words from Proverbs 24:17-18. “Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do…
When Jesus was only 12 years old, his parents inadvertently left Him behind in Jerusalem as they began their journey home following Passover (Luke 2:41-44). Upon returning to the city, they found Him in the temple, “sitting” with the teachers, “listening to them,” “asking them questions” and giving His own “understanding and answers” (2:46-47). When His mother came to Him, young Jesus…
Friend, I want to share with you one more thing that I have found. Like all the ones leading up to this, it is thrilling and life-altering, so I hope that you will consider this carefully! I have found eternal life! Like everything else I’ve shared with you, I earnestly want this for you! First, I found that there is life after…
The book of Acts is full of instruction! It instructs us in the establishment and the expansion of the early church. It instructs us in the divine pattern of conversion to Jesus Christ. It instructs us in the tried and proven method of reaching the lost. Reaching the lost in the first century was personal. Peter and John looked the members of…