by admin | Oct 20, 2013 | Following Christ, Trust
I recently saw a question on a friend’s Facebook page about the origins of Halloween, and I thought I would offer a few thoughts to provoke your thinking. The first is that, like Christmas, the church’s celebration of All Saints Day (which usually follows Halloween by...
by admin | Sep 23, 2013 | Sin, Temptation
Matthew 13:3 And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, ‘Behold, the sower went out to sow;Matthew 13:7 Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.’ One of the downfalls to buying a foreclosure home is neglected landscaping. We...
by admin | Aug 4, 2013 | Hell
Scripture reading: Revelation 20:10 and Luke 16: 20-26 The Bible and Jesus Himself very clearly inform us that there is a day of judgement and there is a place reserved for those who refuse to believe on Jesus Christ. This place is commonly known as hell. In Matthew...
by admin | Aug 2, 2013 | Contentment
1 Timothy 6:6-8 But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment. 7 For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. 8 If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. What does it...
by admin | Aug 2, 2013 | Sin
Scripture reading: Matthew 17:14-21 and 1 Peter 5:8 We have here a record of a child, who is suffering from some form of lunacy, being brought to Christ. The suffering was such that the child fell into the water and fire. Water is likely meant here enough water to...