Bible translators have given this as the “title” to Psalm 63—“Joy in the Fellowship of God.”  Read the psalm for yourself.  The translators didn’t do too bad naming this one. David says, “My soul thirsts for You…My soul shall be satisfied…My soul follows close behind You…”  Why does his soul do this?  “Because Your lovingkindness is better than life…Because You have been…

It is easy for one to profess to know God, and thus easy for one to profess that they are following God.  But, how can we know if one is truly following God and is truly accepted by God.  Titus 1:16 is an interesting verse in this regard; think about these words carefully.  “They profess to know God [yes, we know people…

I saw a picture today of one of the Wall Street protestors standing with his nose in the face of a Police Officer, in what appeared to be a scornful defiance of the Officer’s position of authority.  I read an article about an elementary school student sitting on the floor and sticking his fingers in his ears when the teacher told him…

Jesus frequently denounced the scribes and the Pharisees and their destructive traditions, for He was not only concerned about them but those who would follow their heresies.  Since Jesus “knew all men, and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man” (John 2:24-25), Jesus was well aware of the hearts and the motives of…

It’s hard to believe, but it was a year ago today that Mr. Pesky Hacker took down our old website.  I remember the flood of emails that started coming in from folks wanting to know what happened and why they couldn’t connect.  Oh, what progress a year makes!  We went from desperation and frustration to one of the best sites out there…

Have you ever stopped to think about it?  Why do you believe what you believe? When it comes to political and social matters, why do you believe what you believe? When it comes to moral and ethical matters, why do you believe what you believe? When it comes to religious and spiritual matters, why do you believe what you believe? So much…

There is an interesting and stark contrast drawn in 1 Thessalonians 5 between the children of God and the children of the world.  Children of God “are not in darkness,” but are “sons of light and sons of the day…not of the night nor of darkness” (5:4-5).  Children of the world are “in darkness” and are “of the night” (5:4-5).  Jesus said,…

In times of grief, from whence cometh our comfort?  In times of despair, from whence cometh our comfort?  In times of sadness, from whence cometh our comfort?  Paul wrote that “the God of…comfort” comforts “through the…comfort of the Scriptures” (Rom. 15:4-5).  Paul is not the only one to teach this. The great treatise exalting God’s Word, found in Psalm 119, makes repeated…