Another year means a fresh start, a new beginning. Over the years I have consistently begun a scriptural reading plan often with a devotion aid. This year is no different. I have created a Bible reading plan that is a bit different than what has been typical for me. My plan is to read through…
Several weeks ago I was listening to a lecture and the speaker gave a helpful list that many young people have taken to Addiction Road. Experiential – The starting point often comes from the encouragement of someone else or from plan curiosity. Social – After the initial experience it then swiftly moves down the road…
Those who are under the power of their natural darkness and blind- ness . . . cannot see or discern that divine excellency in the Scripture, without an apprehension whereof no man can believe it aright to be the word of God. – JOHN OWEN
Keep Watch Scripture tells us that we are forgiven! It calls us to walk in the light of the Lord (Is 2:1–5), to pray for peace (Ps 122) and to keep watch for Christ’s return (Mt 24:36–44), putting aside our deeds of darkness and living in the light (Rom 13:11–14). In this season of Advent,…
What is Advent? Ad•vent \ ad-vent Advent is from the Latin word adventus which means “coming.” During the four weeks before Christmas churches remember the first advent when the Lord Jesus Christ came roughly 2,000 years ago as our Savior and look forward to the second advent when He will return as king and judge…
“One of Abraham Lincoln’s earliest political enemies was Edwin M. Stanton. He called Lincoln a “low cunning clown” and “the original gorilla.” “It was ridiculous for people to go to Africa to see a gorilla,” he would say, “when they could find one easily in Springfield, Illinois.” Lincoln never responded to the slander, but when,…
Recently, I have been challenged to be silent before the Lord. With seven people and another on the way, our home is filled with noise and busyness. In American culture today there is a lot of noise. It takes work to turn down the noise. Absolute silence is nearly impossible, even at this hour I hear…
On This Date: December 29th 140 years ago at 7:30pm. If you have grown up attending worship services where hymns were/are sung, you are probably familiar with the hymn “I Will Sing of My Redeemer” the lyrics of the song are as follows. I will sing of my Redeemer and His wondrous love to me; on…
“The key to thankfulness is not to view God through the lens of our circumstances, but to view God through the lens of God’s love and sovereign purpose.” Anne Graham Lotz 1 Thessalonians 5:18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. On Good Days and…
But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 Hymn – Open…