Pictured–audio cover of a recent novel. I have not read the book but I enjoyed a different book by this author. One couple I know recently decided the earth was flat. That shocked me. Perhaps it shouldn’t have. But at the time, the odd conspiracy theory had not really caught on. I was shocked. HowContinue reading “The Queen of Sheba: A Skeptic Convinced. 2 Chronicles 9:1-8.”
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Pontius Pilate: Man Without Integrity. John 18:38.
What sort of man was Pontius Pilate? Bible scholars believe he was assigned to Israel, not a place any Roman hoped to be, and he was motivated to keep his superiors happy by keeping the peace. He was a politician, willing to do whatever looked best at the time, and if he had doubts, heContinue reading “Pontius Pilate: Man Without Integrity. John 18:38.”
DO YOU EVER HAVE DOUBTS?Luke 7:20.
If you have doubts, you are not alone. Many heroes of the Bible found themselves doubting God: Abraham, Moses, and David among others. Think about John the Baptist. He was touched by God while still in the womb—he leaped inside his mother when he heard the voice of Mary nearby. His whole life was escortingContinue reading “DO YOU EVER HAVE DOUBTS?Luke 7:20.”
ENJOY THE MYSTERY. Mark 3:21, 31-35; Isaiah 55:8-9.
God does things HIS way. Stop expecting everything to make sense. “For My ways are not your ways … My ways are HIGHER than your ways” Isaiah 55:8-9. You’ve seen Christians who think if you lost that job, you must be out of God’s will, or if your marriage is on the rocks, one ofContinue reading “ENJOY THE MYSTERY. Mark 3:21, 31-35; Isaiah 55:8-9.”
Doubters and Skeptics. Numbers 14:11-12.
Are you a doubter? Do you trust God, or do you question God? The Israelites found it hard to trust God—and Moses. Even after ten plagues and the parting of the Red Sea, they doubted God. When God sent spies into the Promised Land, they reported it was a land flowing with milk and honey,Continue reading “Doubters and Skeptics. Numbers 14:11-12.”
Perfect Integrity. Job 1:1.
“There was a man in the land of Uz named Job. He was a man of perfect integrity who feared God and turned away from evil.” Job 1:1. What is meant by “perfect integrity”? Integrity means “wholeness,” so perfect integrity means being whole—there are no empty places inside you, no bricks missing in your wall. Continue reading “Perfect Integrity. Job 1:1.”
DO YOU BELIEVE GOD? Genesis 15:6
First, God told Abram “Go … to a land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation” Genesis 12:1-2. Later God spoke a second time: “To your offspring I will give this land” 12:7. Then He spoke a third time: “I will make your offspring like the dust of theContinue reading “DO YOU BELIEVE GOD? Genesis 15:6”
Don’t Doubt in the Darkness What God Told You in the Light. Genesis 3
When you hear of a terrible, unspeakable tragedy such as a young man I’ll call Tommy who took his own life suddenly and without warning, it should remind you that we have an enemy. YOU have an enemy. And you may wonder, ‘Who am I? Why would he care about me? I’m no missionary,’ orContinue reading “Don’t Doubt in the Darkness What God Told You in the Light. Genesis 3”
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