It is increasingly common today to run background checks on certain individuals to assess potential employees, screen tenants, vet volunteers and even for one’s own personal safety. What if you could run a background check on a Bible character like the apostle Paul. You would find his religious background, his family background, his employment background, etc. (Phil. 3:5-7; 2 Cor. 11:22; Rom. 11:1; Acts…

For as long as I can remember, various agencies and groups have been trying to affect what we eat: “The FDA says this.” “The food pyramid recommends this.” “The food label shows this.” While the reasons for that may vary, the bottom line is that the food we take in affects us, even if we do not realize it. The exact same reality faces us on…

Joseph was thrown into an Egyptian prison for remaining true to God. So, where was God? God was there with him (Gen. 39)! God was also there surrounding Elisha and Israel while the Syrian army was surrounding them (2 Kgs. 6). God was in the deep mire of the dungeon (Jer. 38). God was inside the fiery furnace (Dan. 3) and inside the lions’ den (Dan. 6). God…

There are a variety of questions in life that people could potentially ask you. Some of those questions could be pretty random at times. But here’s a question that you would likely never be asked out of the blue. There would have to be something in the background that would lead to this. One day a nurse was getting off her shift, and she went…

Sometimes we don’t know that we have a problem or know that we need help or know that a situation is going to arise UNTIL IT HAPPENS and IS UPON US. Then, sometimes in moments of desperation, we’re trying to figure out what to do. Aren’t you thankful that YOUR GOD doesn’t experience that sort of thing? Jesus said, “Your Father knows the things…

In listening to and reading posts from some Christians over the last decades, it appears that some have forgotten what the Bible says. Consider carefully that what God says still applies today. Feel free to argue against this…with Him! “Let every soul [you!] be subject to the governing authorities [even in America].  For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that…

What if you took a slip a paper and wrote the answers to the following questions? If you turned off the television for one day, how many minutes would that give you? 30? 60?  240? If you turned off social media for one day, how many minutes would that give you? If you turned off the video games for one day, how many minutes would that give…

Are you ready for Jesus to come? That can mean different things. It can mean—have you obeyed the gospel plan of salvation to have your sins washed away by the blood of Jesus, so that you are sin-free when He comes? It can mean—are you living faithfully to His commands as He has instructed us to do, so that He finds you actively doing His…