Can you give me even one good reason? “No, I don’t need reasons—I just feel it’s so.” That short exchange might take place many times a day between Christians. But it never should. You may be wondering what the subject is that the two parties are discussing. It doesn’t really matter. I left it out …
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Psalm 119:71 reads as follows: It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn Your statutes (CSB) Can you say this too? Sometimes we become so busy—occupied with secondary matters—that we do not take adequate time to study God’s Word. It is in such times that we are given opportunity by …
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Beware of those who frequently use the word “nuance,” or some derivative thereof. “Why?” Because they may be attempting to “snow you” by using that term. “What does the word mean?” It comes from a French word that means “shades,” and refers, for instance, to various subtle shades of color. “I still don’t get it.” …
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“All things work together for good” is the part of the quotation usually given while omitting the words “to those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.” That is one fact to remember—when quoting the verse, include those words. The fact is, unless one has been called by God (through the Holy …
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Why would anyone write and ask me to do a blog on apostates? But she did, and so I guess I should say a word or two. We know about such people from 1 John. They went out from us that it might be made known that they were not of us, John tells us. So, …
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