Is it a sin to get angry? Is all anger sinful? Good questions to contemplate as we read Paul’s admonition in Ephesians 4:26: Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger. What is anger? The Greek word used here is orgizō and is only used eight …
Category: Devotions
Sowing Seeds
I finally reached the New Testament in my 180-day read-through-the Bible. I have to tell you, reading straight through scripture at this pace is challenging, but I have found it to be refreshing. Here’s why. I belong to a neighborhood book club that meets once a month to discuss a book we’ve all read. Since …
The LORD will be there. Will you?
It seems like it’s been a long time since my last post! I’ve had a busy couple of weeks. We had a work/ministry trip to Arkansas for one week, and two days later a house full of family and friends for Mother’s Day weekend. I love traveling, and I love having family stay with us, …
When The Crisis Comes
My reading the past week has been the book of Isaiah, which is quite a long book. It contains prophecies against the nations that surround Israel, and threaten her well-being, all written in poetry and prose by the prophet Isaiah. There are also some chapters of historic details which tie back into the records of …
What Is The Meaning Of Life?
I read through the book of Ecclesiastes this morning. I picture Solomon writing this book as an old man, looking back at his life, and pondering its meaning. Like all of us should do occasionally, he is contemplating the value of life. On a surface read, you might conclude he is slightly depressed. He sees …
