NOT JUST IN THE VICINITY

It’s Wednesday, the middle of the week, and I know that many of you will be going to mid-week service or Wednesday Bible Study at your church. Well, let me pass on point presented by Pastor Marcus R. King at Salt Of The Earth Church (Indianapolis, Indiana) this past Sunday. When you got to your gathering tonight, or even if it is scheduled earlier in the day or another day, don’t just be in...

DO YOU THINK THAT GOD JUST BLESSES WOMEN?

“O my soul, bless God. From head to toe, I’ll bless his holy name! O my soul, bless God,    don’t forget a single blessing! He forgives your sins—every one. He heals your diseases—every one. He redeems you from hell—saves your life! He crowns you with love and mercy—a paradise crown. He wraps you in goodness—beauty eternal.    He renews your youth—you’re always...

CANCELING THE CONSIDERATION OF THE COGNITIVE ONLY

(Alternate Title: Stop Seeing Just The Staff!) “Moses objected, “They won’t trust me. They won’t listen to a word I say. They’re going to say, ‘God? Appear to him? Hardly!’” So God said, “What’s that in your hand?” “A staff.” “Throw it on the ground.” He threw it. It became a snake; Moses jumped back—fast!God said to Moses, “Reach out and grab it by the...

WE WERE NOT TOLD TO STRIVE FOR PRETTY GOOD!

The Osgood File (Copyrighted in 1986) published a list of poetic expressions, almost proverbial in form, and the writer used the term “pretty good” as the central thought. Among the phrases presented was the following, “When doing arithmetic problems, pretty good was regarded as fine. Five plus five needn’t always add up to 10. A pretty good answer was nine.” If one subscribed to this...

NOT ODD! JUST GOD!

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners,    nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law, he meditates day and night.” (Psalm 1:1-2 ESV) I know!  Yes, I used the passage above just a couple of days ago. But repetition has it value when it comes to remembering what the...

WHO, WHAT, AND WHY

“And behold, a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”  And He said to him, “What is written in the Law?  How does it read to you?”  And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”  And...