The prayer of Nehemiah in Nehemiah 9 is such a fascinating look into the relationship between God and His people, His children in Israel. This, the longest prayer recorded in the Bible, swings back and forth (like a pendulum) between the majesty of God and the rebellion of Israel. The reader can see that pendulum swing, as at least 16 times these…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 285)
They say that elephants have good memories, but they’re not the only ones. Those who have ever been mistreated or wronged, especially by a friend, have some of the longest memories of any creature alive. Grudges are easy to pick up and carry, but they are very difficult to lay aside and forget. However, if we want the blessings of God, we’d…
The photo on the front of the bulletin this week of Novel Brown hanging out with Gorman Ericksen made me think of this oft-said and oft-needed advice in the church: “Be careful the company you keep!” (Ok, that was a joke at my good friend Gorman’s expense, but it is a truth we all need!) Think about it! The company you keep…
Have you ever (1) been cleaning out your closet, your garage, your desk, your office or your kid’s room, (2) found something that was once so wonderful, so neat, so gotta-have, so life-changing, so new, so clean, and (3) just tossed it in the big black garbage bag along with the other junk? What happened? How and why had this gone from…
While the New International Version has never claimed to be a word-for-word translation of the Bible, it is amazing how much this popular translation has allowed the thoughts and wishes of mankind to influence its work. As one small example, in the 1985 version, Mark 4:25 ends, “…whoever does not have (singular), even what he has (singular, masculine) will be taken from…
When the Philippian jailer asked that all-important question, “What must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30), he was told, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved…” (16:31). So, what does that mean? Does that mean, as so many have concluded, that all I have to do to be saved is to believe in Jesus? To draw that…
Nearly everyone has heard of “situational ethics”—the idea that there really is no standard of ethics that can be universally or uniformly applied, so each situation allows for and calls for its own standard of judgment, based upon the context of the events and not on any absolutes or universal principles. For example, they might justify lying or cheating in one situation…
T-shirts are one of the best means of advertising available. They’re everywhere! Go to any public place and you will see shirts advertising Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Budweiser, Heineken, Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Heat, Pink for the Cure, etc., etc. Every shirt sends a message. The reality is that you are sending messages regardless of what kind of shirt…