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Making Sense of Moral Outrage
This is a time of moral outrage. Anger and animosity quickly and easily spill over from one person to the next, often in violent outbursts. Riots and looting have been recorded and reported from the streets of several major U.S. cities. Bitterness and condescension is lobbed from one side of the aisle to the other …
The World Does Not Know
As a Christian living in this current culture, it is easy to feel outnumbered and out of place. To take a stand for almost any type of “traditional” moral or ethical value is to put oneself at odds with those who are vocal, combative and vindictive. Why does the world view Christians with such suspicion …
God is Good
“Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever!” (Ps. 107:1) When the gentle rains come and replenish the earth, remember that God is good. When you are in the midst of a violent storm, remember that God is good. When you see a majestic sunrise / sunset, remember that …
Lessons from Rahab
Rahab is a well-known character from biblical history. She appears briefly, though prominently, in Joshua chapters 2 and 6. She is a key player as the children of Israel prepare themselves to do battle and enter the promised land of Canaan. She protects the Israelite spies from being discovered. In turn, she and her family …
How Often do I really have to go?
In this unusual time of a pandemic due to the COVID virus, of course we seek to be compassionate, flexible, and understanding…we must do our best to take care of each other (Matt. 7:12; Phil. 2:4). That being said, how much is “enough” when it comes to assembling with the saints? At a minimum, we …
Be Generous
To “be generous” is to show a readiness to give more of something, as in money or time, than is strictly necessary or expected. The Bible often challenges us to examine ourselves relative to our generosity. Additionally, each time we are reminded about the less-than-ideal conditions in other areas of the world we see just …
Overcoming Temptation
We are constantly tempted with sin. How do we prepare? How do we cope? Scripture says: “No temptations has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation He will also provide the way of escape, that you …
One Thing
There are many things competing for our attention. There are many destinations pleading for our arrival. There are many products and companies begging for our money. Yet only one voice matters. Only one destination is of any consequence. Only one being can inform us as to what to with/how to look at our money. Our …
The Way We Look At Others
“If looks could kill…” “Don’t look at me that way!” “Did you see the look she gave him?” The way we look at others says so much about us. Likewise, the way the Lord looks at us says so much about Him. As Allen recently guided us through another study of the parable of the …
To Be Noble
According to Philippians 4:8, whatever is NOBLE is listed second among the many things upon which we are to think (cf. NKJV). How often do we make the effort to focus on the noble? Do we even really know what the word means? After all, it isn’t a term that is used very often. Essentially, …
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