God told the prophet Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh and preach. Jonah disobeyed, instead boarding a ship bound in the other direction. So God sent a storm that threatened the safety of the ship. The fearful crewmen cried out to their various gods as they threw cargo over the side to lighten the vessel. Eventually, Jonah confessed that he was the reason God had sent the storm. He told the sailors they would have to jettison one more piece of cargo: “Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the…
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Difficult Times and Difficult People
Predators prey on gullible people when they think they spot an opportunity. This is one of the points of 2 Timothy 3:1-9. The difficult times in this context, though spoken of as future, included the time in which Paul was writing (note the present in v. 6). These difficult times are brought on…
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Proverb Plans One of my plans for this year is to read a chapter of Proverbs each day. It’s a simple plan: just read the chapter corresponding to the date. In months with less than 31 days just read a … Read More
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Born in Sin Does Psalm 51:5 teach that babies are born in sin? The New King James Version translates Psalm 51:5, “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,And in sin my mother conceived me.” The English Standard Version, American Standard … Read More
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Do it Again! There are those events in our lives which need to be repeated. There was great reward when we did them the first time. To do them again can often bring even greater rewards. Consider the following verses … Read More
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Coronavirus Craziness The Coronavirus pandemic has been a horrific and catastrophic blight on our existence for two years now. The damage it has done in terms of death toll alone is unspeakable, unthinkable, and unimaginable. What it has managed to … Read More
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God Will Provide for His Widows Widows are so important to God. He saw and met the needs of Ruth, the Moabite. He sent Elijah to care for the Gentile widow in Zarephath during the 42-month famine, even raising her … Read More
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Listen to Jesus, not Theologians Centuries ago, theologians decided that little children are sinners, and therefore they must be baptized so their sins can be forgiven. When one believes this false idea, the obvious conclusion is that an infant who … Read More
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