I am near complete with the Old Testament again. Reading the minor prophets daily brings an enduring commentary on the sinfulness of their times and the blatant disregard for proper living, ethics, morality, righteousness, and truth that plagued their community from the priests and princes to the lowest shepherd. This…
My wife criticizes my clothing choices on a daily basis. She knows I do not even make choices with my clothing, I wear what is due next and if it clashes or doesn't match or fit with the other parts, what do I care? Today I am wearing…
In 1 Cor 3: 1-4, Paul chastises the Corinthian Church and calls them spiritual infants. He says he would like to address them as adults so they can talk about adult things, but they are still infants in Christ. He does not say they are unbelievers, only they have not…
Idolatry is a lifetime problem for humanity and has been from the very beginning. It would be impossible to read the Old Testament without seeing the volume of times Israel and individuals chase after things they ought not and elevate them to the point of worship and preeminence in their…
We wrapped up another book of the Bible last week and I made an inquiry to my midweek Bible Study students, which book would they like to study next. My goal is to avoid redoing a book the church has done in recent years, so we can over time study…
I would like to say I have long held mixed feelings about Vacation Bible School. The truth is though, I have mostly held bad feelings about the program. No I am not opposed to biblical instruction geared towards youth. No I do not think each youth conversion is a matter…
For quite some time I have questioned the value of all of our inventions and whether they improve life or detract from it. I look around our culture and American society at large and I watch my fellow humans and I just do not see them as better off than…
This morning I read Isaiah 39 in my morning devotional. It continues the story of King Hezekiah. In previous chapters the king was in dire jeopardy of losing his kingdom and his life. God spared Jerusalem and saved the city and while sick and about to die, Hezekiah prayed to…