“In case of emergency, please provide contact information.” That statement is found on many forms that you’ll fill out in your lifetime: forms for your child to attend a camp, forms at your child’s school, forms at your doctor’s office, forms before a medical procedure, etc. They need to know who to contact, in case something happens. The following message was left…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 183)
These are challenging times for marriages. What is depicted in Hollywood, the media and many relationships today is far from what God designed husbands and wives to be. So, is this justification for a husband to not fulfill his God-given roles if “nobody else is,” or for a wife to not fulfill her God-given roles if “nobody else is”? No, not at…
When a cardboard box contains delicate materials, the outside will often be stamped, “Handle With Care.” There are some Bible subjects like that—requiring care when handling. But it is important to remember that “Handle With Care” does not mean “Don’t Touch and Stay Completely Away”—as applied to a cardboard box or a Bible subject. The subject of sexual relations within marriage is…
How often have you heard it said, “Marriage requires give and take”? I’ve said it myself in various counseling sessions. And, in some respects, we might say it’s true. However, if you were asked to find a Bible verse for “giving” in marriage, could you do it? Very likely! But, could you find a verse for “taking” in marriage? That might prove…
Do you love God? I hope that you do! What greater affirmation could be made? But, do you love God as God Himself defines what that love is? God has promised that He “preserves all who love Him” (Psa. 145:20), “that all things work together for good to those who love God” (Rom. 8:28), and “the Lord has promised” “the crown of…
Have you ever had a bad day as a Christian? Have you ever suffered some slight, some insult, some mild form of persecution because of your faith? (“Mild” in comparison to what we read of New Testament Christians suffering.) Have you ever allowed that experience to be magnified out of proportion to the point that it became “the worst thing ever” or…
Are you poor, or are you rich? Do you feel poor, or do you feel rich? When we think of the terms “poor” and “rich,” we have a hard time thinking of them in any context other than financial, but it is interesting how the Bible often will use those words in a personal and spiritual sense. As Paul detailed the dichotomy…
When it comes to religion today, we live a confusing world that is characterized by schISMS. Think about how many isms surround us–Denominationalism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Pentecostalism, Adventism, Mormonism, Calvinism, Arminianism, Premillennialism, Materialism, etc., etc. The pervasive division leaves many people feeling puzzled, some even hopeless, and many are just “done” with religion, all because of the rampant isms that abound to ad…