There’s an old saying, “Give an inch and they’ll take a mile.” Sometimes that’s said about something rather “innocent” (comparatively speaking) that a child does, but sometimes it has reference to a practice that has moved well beyond “innocent.” The popularity of self-service fountain drinks in restaurants and gas stations is going to cost certain “consumers” more than they figured (eternally!). One…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 246)
Man of God, do you desire to be a shepherd and overseer of the Lord’s church? I hope you do! God says that the man who aspires to that office “desires a good/fine work” (1 Tim. 3:1). The man who aspires to be an elder will not “accidentally” become one, nor will he “coincidentally” happen to meet the qualifications for such an…
Have you ever tried one of those taste tests, where they try to see how refined or how choosey your tastes really are? How well can you taste the difference in similar foods or drinks? Are you able to sense whether you will like the taste of something even before you try it? I love how God uses words (like “taste”) that…
If you were going to finish the sentence, “The Lord is in…,” how would you complete it? A familiar Biblical text states, “The Lord is in His holy temple” (Hab. 2:20). No doubt, “His holy temple” has some reference to heaven, for Psalm 11:4 says, “The Lord is in His holy temple, The Lord’s throne is in heaven.” Yes, the Lord is…
The toughest job on the entire planet is being a parent! “Train up a child in the way he should go” (Prov. 22:6). What parent hasn’t felt the overwhelming challenge of that command? “Bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4). Easier said than done! So, a Christian parent dedicates himself/herself to two decades of pointing those…
I am guessing that you’ve never heard anyone say that (or anything like it). “I’m gonna pass out if I don’t get to worship God soon!” Yep, it sounds a little “over-the-top” or “dramatic,” doesn’t it? Nobody would ever verbalize anything like that, let alone even think it! Well, a conclusion such as that would be…wrong! The heart of a worshiper…
There is a word used frequently of Paul’s preaching in the book of Acts and it is translated variously: Paul “reasoned with them from the Scriptures” (Acts 17:2; cf. 17:17; 18:4, 19; 19:8-9; 24:25); “disputing” (24:12); “preached” or “discoursed” or “talked with them” (20:7, 9). The Greek word fundamentally meant “to reason, to argue, to dispute, to revolve in the mind, to…
The revelation this past week that a man named Ariel Castro had kidnapped, sexually assaulted and held captive three women in his Cleveland home for more than a decade has just sickened me. I can hardly listen to or read the reports about this vile man and his vile acts. My heart aches and is crushed for these young women and all…