Category: CHRISTIAN LIFE
Entertainment and the Deeds of Darkness
We all bump into the question often enough. How are we going to entertain ourselves tonight? You may wish that you bumped into it more often, especially if you have young kids. Whatever the circumstances, we all entrust a good portion of our total life span...
Enjoying the Autumn Days of Life
This is a beautiful autumn day, just the kind that proved infinitely enjoyable when our son, his dog Smiley and I would go for long Sunday afternoon walks. Whenever fall crispness transfigures the leaves—and they begin to crunch under foot—I fondly recall those precious, delightful times....
Cremation or Burial?
There is no sin in cremation, that is for sure. And there is no inability on God’s part to raise a cremated body from the dead. But is cremation, a practice most often seen in Eastern religions, the best for the believer in Christ? It is...
Devotional Dullness: Activity or Atrophy?
Are you a morally sloppy Christian? That is, are you less zealous than you should be about the pursuit of true holiness? Would it be difficult for you to honestly say that you “hunger and thirst for righteousness” (Matt. 5:6)? If so, I would like to...
Contentiousness, Quarreling and Strife: Harsh Noises in God’s Ears, Even When You’re Right
My wife and I were rudely awakened one night by a terrible sound outside our bedroom window. We ran outside and discovered two raccoons up in a tree, fighting. I suppose it would be more accurate to say they were screaming at each other, and they...
Doeg the Edomite: A Man After Saul’s Own Heart
David was on the run. King Saul, now possessed by an evil spirit, was after him. In his escape, he stops for food at Nob, where the Ark resided in the ancient tabernacle. Ahimilech was priest on duty. David asked for bread. In a historic move...
Doe The Nexte Thynge
God may someday call you to a very difficult ministry. The challenge may be so immense that months, and maybe years, of preparation will be required. Maybe He will send you to an unreached people group. Perhaps he will have you become a foster parent. He...
Do Our Prayers for Missionaries Really Matter?
A man once spent twenty minutes and twenty seconds of his life one day looking at two different emails. The first email was from a local store that shared all of its weekly deals. He studied it in detail, not only hoping to find a great...
Disinterestedness: The Man Whose Funeral Was Cancelled Twice
Disinterestedness. This compelling word is not about what you might expect. We have all seen (and been) the disinterested student, expressionless, gazing into some unknown blank space outside the classroom, waiting out the final eternal moments of the professor’s pedantic, sleep-inducing hum. That describes a use...
Communication Resolutions
God cares how we communicate with other believers. Is there a “communication” resolution below that you should apply to your own life? I will talk less. Proverbs 10:19 – When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise. James...
