"Prepared" uses the story of Jonah to remind us that God can use us at any moment to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost.

Prepared

The book of Jonah has always been a favorite of many over the years, not only because it has a really good story, but also because of the many lessons that can be taken from its text. To that end, there is one word that appears four times in this book that seems to have…

"A Godly Man Shipwrecked" uses the story of Paul in Acts 27 to illustrate how our character in this world impacts the salvation of others.

A Godly Man Shipwrecked

In Acts 27, Luke records an interesting narrative that adds insight into and lessons from Paul. Peter remarks in 1 Peter 2:12, “having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.” Paul appealed…

"Out of sight, out of mind" reminds us how easily we forget important people and things when they are not present.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Back in the early to mid-1930s, Jean Piaget conducted some research in regard to the way that intelligence develops in humans. One of his conclusions dealt with the idea of object permanence. Through his experiments, he decided that children, specifically those under the age of 2, did not have a sense of objects still existing…