The Living Constant
Psalm 139:5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.Aging is not what I thought it would be. When I was a young pastor I imagined a growing spirituality that would enable me...
View ArticleTrue Worship
John 4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.How can we worship...
View ArticleEnforced Peace
2 Thessalonians 3:16 ¶ Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.Peace is not the absence of conflict, it can be the context of conflict. In the context...
View ArticleSurrender for Joy By Betsy
I had one of those days yesterday. It started at 4:45 a.m. and didn't end until 9:00 p.m. There was a mile long list of things to do and it seemed that everything was resisting my ability to complete...
View ArticleThe Wolves Are Coming
Acts 20:29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to...
View ArticleThe Pathway Of Blessedness
Matthew 5:3 poor in spirit4 mourn5 meek6 hunger and thirst after righteousness7 merciful8 pure in heart9 peacemakersThese verses describe what a blessed person looks like. There are six adjectives and...
View ArticleA Fold-able Neck
Being a kayaker on the gulf coast of Texas gives me the opportunity to observe Herons and Egrets regularly since they inhabit all our waterways and are hard to miss with their large size, striking...
View ArticleDivorce Me!
Luke 5:8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.10 And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not;Within moments Peter fell from extreme...
View ArticleA Borderless World
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of...
View ArticleDelayed Pregnancy
One of the most mysterious biological realities presented to modern scientists by over 100 species of mammals is delayed pregnancy. What this means is fertilization of an egg has taken place, but the...
View ArticleLight Rich Light Poor
Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. When many first world people read this passage they take a modern,...
View Article3rd Person Reciprocity: A Christian Obligation
Matthew 18:32-33 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 33 Shouldest not thou also have had...
View ArticleEvidence Of Corruption
Matthew 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.I was visiting another country and noticed heavily armed police standing on almost every...
View Article"There Is But A Step"
Matthew 6:9-10 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. The 19th century Baptist...
View ArticleBeautiful Meat Eating Water Plant
The flower of this plant is compared to Orchids and Snapdragons for beauty, but lurking under these beautiful flowers and stems in fresh water areas of the world is “one of the most sophisticated...
View ArticleWhat Educated Snobs Can Learn From A Madman About Christianity
Recently I read a post by the President of Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, Dr. Albert Mohler, about recent conversions of a few pastors to open atheism through the influence of an...
View ArticleThe Balance Of Pure Religion
James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.James is opposed to a lazy...
View ArticleJesus, The Prince Of Life
Acts 3:14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; 15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.This...
View ArticleNaked, Living Underground, And Feeling No Pain
This is one strange little hairless creature. It is an African rodent commonly called the Naked Mole Rat. These rodents live almost exclusively underground in tunnel systems that can extend for up to...
View ArticleJesus Stops Time
Matthew 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, 22 But I say unto you,27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, 28 But I say unto you,In a sense Jesus stopped time. Let me...
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