Acts 5:7-9 ESV After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. (8) And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.” (9)...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I received this email from a friend this morning and am very thankful to her for taking the time to write and point out a prevailing false teaching that is soooo commonly pushed in churches. This stuff will guilt and demean and it can sound so...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I found this quote in an old commentary on the book of Jeremiah: The most wicked, we know, flatter themselves while they can retain the good opinion and applause of the world; and as long as they continue in honor, they slumber in their vices....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Luke 8:1-3 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, (2) and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I suppose that you get email advertisements from various Christian vendors and organizations like I do. Here is one that just came announcing a book and a DVD series on the church: That isn’t the greatest resolution on the picture so I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Luke 11:33-36 ESV “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. (34) Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2 Timothy 3:5 ESV having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. In these now 38 years of pastoral ministry I have met a long list of the kind of people the Apostle Paul is warning Timothy about here. Identify...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2 Timothy 3:5 ESV having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. “Well, you know, those two couples have been fighting with one another for years. This is nothing new.” Almost three decades ago when I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As we look at case after case of evil people disguised with an appearance of godliness, I wanted to insert this refreshing case of the real thing. True godliness. It is found in the book of Ruth and there, in the person of Boaz. Boaz is an obvious...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Matthew 21:28-31 ESV “What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ (29) And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
