Any carpenter (even the weekend variety) have probably heard the saying, “Measure twice, cut once.” From their own experience, many have come to appreciate the sage counsel in that slogan. Why is that so important? Why is it better to measure twice and then cut? There are a number of very practical reasons for this, but consider a few. Because if you…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 292)
The Royal Wedding of William and Kate has been hard to escape; it’s been all over the TV networks. One of the news commentators’ frequent reports has been on this “modern couple’s vows”—they have gleefully been reporting how Kate did not have the word “obey” in her vows. “She didn’t say ‘obey’! They’re so modern!” William and Kate are not the first…
The old comic of a century ago started a saying that has continued even until today—“Keeping up with the Joneses.” In the comic strip, “the Joneses” were not based on any one particular family, but it was a generic expression to capture any neighbor’s social or economic status. If someone else was getting ahead in life and prospering, the average person tried…
When Paul met with the elders from Ephesus in Acts 20, he not only prepared and warned them for those things that were shortly to happen, but he also reminded them of his work among them for three years. In the 400 words that he spoke to them on this occasion, twice he assured them that he did “not shun (shrink, NASB)…
I know that the expression has been used for organizations outside of the church (in both an “official title” and a figure of speech), but how often have you heard the Lord’s church described as “a volunteer army”? The emphasis has usually been on the idea that you cannot make anyone do anything they are not willing to do—they must choose to…
We hear a lot of talk today about “Wall Street and Main Street.” Especially in the political world, we hear about the emphasis that many “politicians” put on “Wall Street” and the impact that has on “Main Street.” Then, we hear of politicians who say they are focused on “Main Street” and say that “Wall Street” will follow the successes of “Main…
How much do you KNOW about the love of Christ? “Jesus loves me, this I KNOW, for the Bible tells me so!” If you know He loves you, how much do you KNOW about that love? “Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us” (Eph. 5:2). If you know His love prompted Him to give Himself for you and me,…
On more than one occasion, the scribes and Pharisees complained that Jesus was “a friend of… sinners” (Luke 7:34), had “gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner” (Luke 19:7), and “receives sinners and eats with them” (Luke 15:2). Jesus approached their complaint head-on, “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance” (Luke 5:32). …