Anyone driving through rural central Florida will be inundated with billboards that have images of little babies and text that proclaims, “My heart is beating 18 days after conception!” I am so thankful for that stretch of highway every time we drive through it. But, right here in town, there is another billboard with a picture of child that says, “Every child…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 175)
When Abraham Lincoln died from that gunshot wound more than 150 years ago, he was carrying a number of things in his pockets. Inside his brown leather wallet was a Confederate five-dollar bill and as many as nine newspaper clippings, which contained complimentary things to say about the President who had just endured a very tough re-election campaign. Think about that. He…
I remember one of my early basketball coaches teaching the team how to play on-the-ball defense. In addition to taking a low, wide stance on the balls of our feet and shuffling from side-to-side, he taught us where to look. He told us not to look at the player’s head or his feet, because a head fake or stutter step would leave…
When you read that title, please remember something: “prejudice” is not something that applies only to a certain group of people (but not any other), or something that is despicably wrong for one group to practice (but no big deal for another to practice). “Prejudice” is defined as “preconceived judgment or unreasonable opinion formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge.” NO…
It is one of the most comforting verses in all of the Bible. After receiving two imperatives from the Lord–“Be anxious for nothing” and “let your requests be made known unto God” (Phil. 4:6)–there is this promising reassurance, which has helped many of us to “go on” when we didn’t think that we could: “…and the peace of God, which surpasses all…
The following story appeared in the local news this week: “A Jack Russell terrier is recovering after being thrown from the Blue Heron Bridge. The dog is in stable, but serious condition. The person taken into custody is described as a juvenile.” Another news source reported: “A girl [was] seen throwing a dog off the Blue Heron bridge…BJ, the 8-year-old Jack Russell…
God’s Word has much to say about what we say (and what we shouldn’t say). Consider this direct command, “Do not speak evil of one another, brethren” (Jas. 4:11). Other translations have, “Do not speak against” (NASB), and, “Do not speak evil against” (ESV) “one another.” This is sometimes one of the easiest traps in which to fall, but let us be…
When you think of a “eulogy,” what comes to mind? Likely the remarks made about the deceased at a funeral is the immediate thought. So, it may carry a rather somber meaning. But, the word itself has a fantastic origin and denotes offering “high praise.” Our English word comes from the Greek “eulogia.” The adjective form of this word describes “one who…