[Young adults who were at the recent devo, please pardon the repetition contained herein. Some of your peers asked that it be published for more folks to “hear.”] Everyone today talks about how busy they are. It is so easy to get caught up in the “here and now” that we forget to look down the road (especially in our spiritual lives)…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 176)
Any unmarried person who strives to live a pure and wholesome life of abstinence oftentimes becomes the object of ridicule and the butt of a joke. Scoffers, who are raised in and by a godless society, usually have no desire to understand the Christian’s faith and determination. But a child of God should never be ashamed “to live godly” (2 Tim. 3:12)…
Scenario #1: Many folks work two jobs. They have a boss at one job, and they have a boss at the other job. Most of the time, having two bosses usually can work out just fine. Scenario #2: Most people wear different hats of responsibility. A man can be an employee at his job, a husband and father at home, a board member…
As the proud father of two wonderful teenage daughters, I understand quite distinctly the challenging times in which we live, especially when it comes to modesty. Too many people (including Christians) are allowing our culture, our times and our peers to set the standard for us, without realizing (apparently) the damage that is being done by an immodest, “we-bare-all” way of life.…
Some people really get into “Spring cleaning.” Others treat it like the plague. Some wait for that “convenient season” to roll around every year before taking on some much- needed task. Regardless of what you think of that seasonal housework, there is a different kind of “spring” cleaning that is needed year-round. In a forthright discussion about the dangers of the tongue,…
We are living in interesting times, especially when it comes to an individual’s perception of self and of his/her perception of how the world should treat him/her. There is a strong entitlement mentality among us today. Some people feel a sense of entitlement to all sorts of things–to food, to shelter, to healthcare, to money, to a car, to a phone, to…
Good feelings feel so good! Well, that’s pretty obvious, isn’t it? If good feelings didn’t feel so good, we wouldn’t want to experience them. But, just because something makes us feel good does not necessary mean that it’s a good thing to do! Our feelings are not a safe guide in determining what we should or should not do. But, the Bible…
There was an old preacher who loved his children dearly and longed for them to live right. As they grew older, he did not want to browbeat them or make them think he was always “preaching at them,” so he looked for a way to lovingly and gently encourage them. He came up with his own heartfelt catchphrase, “Whatever you do, don’t…