judgment and our savior

Judgment and Our Savior

We live in a world filled with sin. Our friends, neighbors, co-workers, and other people flaunt their sins on social media or in public. Some do it because they have blinded themselves to the wrong they are committing. Some do it to provoke a reaction in others. Some do it out of a misguided desire…

"Keep Your Heart" encourages us to look within at who we really are, our character, what will define our actions, choices, and priorities. 

Keep Your Heart

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23). The heart is referenced over 750 times in the Bible. In most instances, it is not referring to the organ that pumps blood throughout our body. More often, the Bible uses the heart as a metaphor for something…

"The Fruit of the Womb" makes the case for human life from the moment of conception by considering the examples of Jesus and John the Baptist

The Fruit of the Womb

Luke chapter 1 reports the divine promises, delivered by the angel Gabriel, of the impending births of John the Baptist and Jesus of Nazareth. Both births were for God’s purposes, fulfilling prophecies at a time chosen by God. Both depended on God’s power. John’s birth would be an answer to previous prayers (1:13) at a…

"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…