Monthly Archives: April 2020

Common Sense Someone has asked, “Why do we feel sleepy when we go to read the Bible? How can we stop that?” My first response is, “The Devil did NOT make me do it.” And there may be several physical … Continue reading →

“Come, let’s consider your options,” says the Lord. “Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like … Continue reading →

Declared Righteous by Faith “Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded! By what principle? Of works? No, but by the principle of faith! 28 For we consider that a person is declared righteous by faith apart from the works of … Continue reading →

All Scripture references are taken from the HCSB translation. The question of the ages might just be, “What does it mean that he had no form or comeliness?” This comes to us from Isaiah 53:2, but to find the answer … Continue reading →

“No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man. Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,  so that everyone who believes … Continue reading →

Jesus was nearing the end of a long series of parables while speaking to His disciples just prior to the Passover and His crucifixion, and He said this, “Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you … Continue reading →

Not too many years ago our churches had yearly scheduled events and we called them ‘Revivals,’ but today they are called ‘irrelevant’ and do not have them on our schedules. I am not sure as to why not, but I … Continue reading →

We who are Believers and Followers of Jesus Christ are not simply disliked, we are hated by those who are not of us. And do not accept everyone around you simply because they call you ‘friend’ for if they are … Continue reading →

At one time or another everyone has heard a similar word of encouragement, “stay the course.” Sometimes I have wondered, “Which course is this guy talking about?” In the old “MASH” television series there was a sign post on their … Continue reading →

Looking across the pages of Scripture one can easily see the moments that biblical characters have reassessed their relationship with God: Adam and Eve were doing so as they were hiding among the bushes in the Garden. They were not … Continue reading →