Did you see the Super Bowl commercial of a soon-to-be dad eating a bag of Doritos, while an ultrasound was being performed on his unborn child? The commercial showed the unborn child reaching for the Doritos in whatever direction the dad moved his hand. Well, wouldn’t you know it, somebody didn’t like the ad. Specifically, a pro-choice group called NARAL tweeted that the…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 193)
Has anyone ever taken you out of context? Have you ever said something and then that statement was later used in a way that you never intended? That has probably happened to most people at some point in their life. Isn’t that frustrating! Is there anything more exasperating than someone making it sound like you said something that you didn’t say? When…
A friend of mine was going through a series of very difficult trials, and the troubles seemed to keep piling higher and higher. Like many of us who have been challenged by the adversities of life, this fellow Christian dispiritedly texted, “I’m not strong enough for this,” but probably did not anticipate the response that began, “You’re right! YOU are not!” How many…
When properly applied, the action of “rebuke” involves one, who is in a position of authority, severely censuring another. The Greek word for “rebuke” (epitimao) is found in 29 verses of the New Testament, and interestingly, 27 of the 29 verses are in Matthew, Mark and Luke. The Bible tells us that Jesus “rebuked the wind” (Luke 8:24). Isn’t that a cool…
In order to emphasize the exceeding greatness of Jesus Christ and his own abject unworthiness in comparison, John the Baptist announced, “One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose” (Luke 3:16). Think about that for a moment. John did not consider himself deserving of even loosening the strap on Jesus’ sandal. How low do you…
Antidisestablishmentarianism is a big word. 28 letters. That’s pretty big! Have you heard of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis? It is supposedly a lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust. 45 letters. That’s really big! But the 3-letter word “and” is even bigger! “And” is a coordinating conjunction, which is a part of speech that grammatically joins parts of a sentence that are equal (in importance…
Go back 2,000 years and imagine explaining to someone all of the different brands and styles of paper that are available today. If someone is looking for plain white, 20 Lb., 8.5″ x 11″ paper, there are over 20 different brands (at least from my brief search). What! It’s just plain, white paper! Why are there so many different varieties? Why can’t we…
Life. Sometimes it controls us. Sometimes we get so entrenched in what we’re doing that we lose sight of what is most important. As Christians, there is one simple truth that must guide every decision we make and every move we take—Christ is to “have first place in everything” (Col. 1:18). Christ must have first place in my life! My relationship with…