How do we exalt Christ? We exalt Christ when we preach His word, when we follow His teaching, when we do only that which He authorizes, when we wear only His name, when we make Him the center of our affection and adoration, when we recognize Him as our only Head, Lord, and King. To […]
Toward Better Communication
“This you know, my beloved brethren. But let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger, for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.” (James 1:19-20) Can you imagine better advice for getting along with others? How often we hear it said that the problem in a […]
Improve Your Life
Turn off the TV and read your Bible. The Psalmist said of the blessed man, “His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night” (Ps. 1:2). Put down the phone and pray. I never cease to be amazed at how much time some people spend on […]
Mothers – A Reflection of God’s Love
“Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.” (Proverbs 31:28) A group of second grade school children was asked the following question — Why did God make mothers? Here are a few of the answers they gave: She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. Mostly […]
FREEDOM’S NEVER FREE
Memorial Day just passed, and the nursery school teacher took the opportunity to tell her class about patriotism. “We live in a great country,” she said. “One of the things we should be happy is that, in this country, we are all free.” One little boy came walking up to her from the back of […]
“Meaningless Gatherings”
Landerneau, France, a small town in France, has finally landed in the headlines. After trying twice before, their invitation to Smurfs to come to their fair city has landed them in the Guinness World Records for the largest gathering of blue people. The 3,076 who gathered broke the old record of 2,762 who met in […]
The Tears of Jesus
On three different occasions we read of Jesus weeping. As we seek to understand why our Lord wept at these times it will help us to see and appreciate even more the depth of His love and His commitment to obey His Father’s will. May we allow these events in the life of Jesus to […]
Hope, the Christian Motivation
Biblical hope is desire with expectation. It is not “hope-so” or “maybe;” it is a certainty. It is better than any earthly hope. Earthly hope is a maybe at best. When God offers hope, it will happen. Since biblical hope is so great the question to ask is, “How does one get this hope?” How […]
Focus on Truth: Know Peace Philippians 4:8
Writing to the Philippians, Paul says, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (Phil. 4:8). How can a person live out Paul’s instructions while regularly partaking […]
We Can Learn a Lot from Jesus’ Tomb
The Etruscans were the first known inhabitants of Italy. They were there before the Romans and had a highly developed civilization. They left no written record, history, poetry, or literature. All that we know of them we have learned from their tombs. Archaeologists can learn a lot from the tombs of people and civilizations that […]