What kinds of hopes do you have? Do you hope that Elvis is still alive or that the Beatles will tour again? Well, that’s a dead hope! Do you hope that you’ll walk on the moon or that Donald Trump will write you a big check? Well, that’s a wishful hope! Do you hope that zombies will attack or that Superman will…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 207)
Jesus met a blind man and did something rather unusual. “He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva; and He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay” (John 9:6). Then, he told the man what to do: “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (9:7). There are two conditions in that statement: “Go” and “wash.” Both…
One of the most meaningful and soul-stirring songs that we sing in worship is William Longstaff’s “Take Time to Be Holy” from 1874. The lyrics of that song are founded upon Scriptural principles that cultivate holiness in the life of the Christian. God, who called us, is holy, and He beckons us, “You also be holy in all your conduct” (1 Pet.…
In writing to a group of Christians who were on the verge of turning from Christ and drifting away into disobedience, the writer of Hebrews urged his readers to not neglect “so great a salvation” (Heb. 2:1-4). Contemplate that for just a moment. What is “so great” about “salvation”? Salvation is “so great” because it is given by a great God, purchased…
When Rhoda heard the apostle Peter knocking at the gate of Mary’s house, she ran back inside the house “and announced that Peter stood before the gate” (Acts 12:14). Notice the very next statement, “But they said to her, ‘You are beside yourself!’” All she did was speak the verifiable truth and she was accused of being out of her mind. When…
We are living in a society that believes and has been irreparably affected by a philosophy that asserts, “If you say it long enough and loud enough, it will be accepted as truth.” It doesn’t matter what “it” is, either. “It” can be some far-out or contemptible idea, but (remember the philosophy) just say it “long enough and loud enough” and people…
Have you ever lost your temper with someone? Who’s fault was it–yours or the other person? Have you ever become angry with your computer, television, remote control or some electronic device? Who’s fault was it–yours or the electronic equipment? Have you ever hit your thumb with a hammer and yelled a curse word? Who’s fault was it–yours or the hammer’s? There are…
Computers and electronic devices have a built-in failsafe to ensure that you don’t accidentally delete a file that you intended to keep. When you click on delete, it will not immediately delete the file. Instead, it will ask you, “Are you sure you want to delete this file?” When you respond, “Yes,” sometimes it will ask again, “Do you want to permanently…