As I thought about what this weekend represents for Christ-followers, I went back and read through Matthew’s description of the last few days of Jesus’ earthly life. There were so many people involved in those last few days. Many were intimately involved, part of the decision-making process, like the Pharisees and chief priests, Pilate, and …
Category: Devotions
A Prayer For Wisdom
Image Source: http://pickenselections.org/2015/11/25/2016-presidential-preference-primary-election-notice/ Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people. Proverbs 14:34 Today is the day to vote for our presidential candidate in North Carolina. I am thankful for a free country, where we actually get to vote and can be pretty confident that our votes will be counted fairly and accurately. I’m quite dismayed at …
Do you not know? Have you not heard?
As I scan down the "results" of Super Tuesday, I am not surprised at this point. We've spent the last 40 years pushing God out of our schools, our homes, and our churches. The Bible is irrelevant to the majority of people who claim to be Christian, its commands seen as archaic and old-fashioned, and …
Forget About It!?
Here we are, at the end of another year of life. We look back on the last twelve months and consider hopefully what might be in our future for the next twelve. It’s a trait of our humanity, this marking of time. The God we serve exists outside of it – He is transcendent; He …
Still …
Two passages of scripture. They are so simple and contain so much promise … yet to implement them into my life is rather challenging. Psalm 46:10 Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth! Be still …. The Hebrew word …
The Way Of The Word 