What comes to your mind when you hear the word, “contentment?” Most often people think of a warm fuzzy feeling like you would picture a contented cow chewing the cud. Is that kind of contentment possible in this “stressed out” world in which we live? Is it possible for a person to enjoy the tranquility […]

Although followers of the Lord Jesus Christ have for centuries made a big deal of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and rightly so for a variety of reasons, today it seems Christians are rather mediocre in the zeal of affirming this basic truth of the Gospel. When you see the influence of the world in […]

Citizenship has its privileges as well as responsibilities and thereby those who are citizens value being members of the community to which they belong. As a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, you are a citizen of a community made up of believers from all the ages, as those for whom Christ died, rose from […]

Bad choices, we all make them from time to time, so it is good to analyze what happens behind the scenes and a good way to do that is to look into an example in the word of God. Let’s look at the example of Lot. Before we dig into the example of a good […]

The biblical term, “grace” is a loaded word that means “unmerited favor or gift” but so much more. Not only is grace a favor or gift that is unmerited, but this gift also includes “mercy” which means what is deserved is either tempered or not given at all. Check this out to see that those […]

What do you think of when you think of “gathering?” Most often it brings to mind something very special, albeit the gathering of family together, or the gathering of a church body, or even the picture of Jesus gathering His little lambs in His arms. Isaiah 40:11 (ESV) — 11 He will tend his flock […]

We shall all be offended in one way or another, that is for sure. What we do when we are offended is the important piece of the situation. Most people today take to the internet and name names and describe the awful thing that was done to them. But wait. There is a process and […]

Have you noticed the groaning of people lately? Maybe it’s a sign of age, or a sign of much stress, or maybe a sign that we really don’t belong in this world. Notice how much groaning is described in the following passage. Romans 8:18–26 (ESV) — 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this […]

The universal word expressing agreement is the word, amen. The word is the same in any language and used frequently in the Bible. Psalm 106:48 (ESV) — 48 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the Lord! People used to say “amen” […]

When you think about the word “conformity,” it usually brings thought to someone forcing you into a standard or a way of life that you really don’t like. When the country was in lock-down mode due to Covid there were many negative comments regarding those who did not want to conform because there was a […]