A collection of spiritual topics, digests, and biblical teachings to help further your Christian growth
Titus 2:11-14 In the birth of Jesus, God burst upon our sin-darkened world and the whole drama of God’s redemptive plan for the human race was personified. Here we have the grounds or considerations upon which all the foregoing directions are urged, taken from the nature and design of the gospel, and the end of Christ’s death. From the nature and design …
In September 1988, the popular hit song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” was penned and released by Bobby McFerrin. It was composed in full acapella combined with feel good lyrics and a catchy, whimsical whistling melody. The message of the song is that no matter how unpleasant a situation gets, do not worry and just be happy. While a great classic, …
I Kings 19:11-12 When we pray we should be quiet in order to hear the voice of God speaking to us. But how often is God’s voice drowned out by the chaos of our busy lives? God’s manifestation of himself to Elijah, he saw no manner of similitude, any more than Israel did when God talked to them in Horeb. But, he heard a …
Luke 1:41, The baby lept in her womb, it is very probable that she had been several weeks quick (for she was six months gone), and that she had often felt the child stir but this was a more than ordinary motion of the child, which alarmed her to expect something very extraordinary, it is the same word that is used in Genesis 25:22 for …
I John 4:4-6 In these verses the apostle encourages the disciples against the fear and danger of the seducing anti-Christian spirit. Suffering is a universal language. We can’t escape pain. Plans go wrong. Troubles come. Our bodies wear out. We live in a fallen world, and sometimes the pressure paralyzes us. He assures us of a more divine principle You are …
In Matthew 6:23-24, Jesus turns from the comparative durability of the two treasures to the comparative benefit to be derived from two conditions. The contrast now is between a blind person and a sighted person, and so between the light and darkness in which they respectively live. The eye is the lamp of the body. This is not literal, of …
Several years ago I watched an episode of Xena, The Warrior Princess and at the final scene of the particular episode, Xena and Gabrielle arrive at a lake. Turning to Gabrielle, Xena said, “See how calm the surface of the water is?…That was me once.” Xena then throws a rock into the lake, both looking at the ripples that formed …
In 1 Timothy 1:3-11, the fundamental principle that the law is for the lawless applies to every kind of law. For example, the reason we need speed limits is that there are so many reckless drivers on the road. The reason we need boundaries and fences is that it is the only way to prevent unlawful trespass. And the reason …
The term “Kobayashi Maru” was coined in the popular science fiction franchise, Star Trek. The Kobayashi Maru was a programmed computer simulation that created a scenario in which no winning outcome was possible. A real life example would be a pilot stuck on a burning plane without a parachute. The pilot could choose to jump or remain on the plane. …
Worry is as inconsistent with common sense as it is with Christian faith. In Matthew 6:34 Jesus mentions both today and tomorrow. All worry is about tomorrow, whether about food or clothing or anything else; but all worry is experienced today. Whenever we are anxious, we are upset in the present about some event which may happen in the future. …