Posted in Bible on Jan 14th, 2011
Sometimes, I am befuddled as to why other Christians cling to certain theological beliefs.
I try to think logically and yet I find these others possessing and promoting teachings that don’t seem logical — at least to me.
Yes, I know that some facets of faith are mysterious and abstract and will be fully known when we’re [...]
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Posted in Bible on Nov 29th, 2010
Since childhood, I’ve known the worship chorus “Thy Word.”
I’ve enjoyed singing it hundreds of times over the years, I’m sure.
And I’ve sought to put the chorus into practice:
“Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.”
The verse, as many of you know, is a direct quote from Psalm 119:105.
It’s a [...]
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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click Satan’s miscalculation
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Talk about a contrast.
So many times, God has sent blessings into our lives to influence us toward a more faithful life.
Yet, we’ve misread those blessings and misused them for purposes contrary to the purposes of God.
And so many times, Satan has tossed wrenches of affliction or [...]
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I’ve had trips out of town for the past couple of days and without the time to write the Moming Devotions. But while reading from Monday’s installment from the One-Year Bible, there was a detail that latched onto my holy imaginator and would not let go.
“David was now afraid of God, and he asked, [...]
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To hear this Morning Devotion, please click Some kind of dad, huh?
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King Hezekiah gets a really lousy grade as a dad in my opinion.
Yes, he did some good things during his reign over Israel’s Southern Kingdom centuries after King David. But he threw all that good will away, in my book, when he said [...]
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