Speaking the Truth in Love
Time lines are great! I love being able visualize information and I enjoy timelines because they tie in people, events and dates. Recently I bought Adam’s Chart of History and I have been impressed with it (it just arrived today). It is a 25ft long wall chart and covers all the major events from Adam…
“It isn’t my fault!” Admit it, you have said those words, as have I. We all say them at some point or another. Sometimes they are used accurately, but too often they are used as an excuse, as an exercise in shifting the blame. I have thought about this several times recently because…
Politics. When do politics and faith meet. How much open debate by Christians on politics is profitable? When does something appear to be political, but is really a matter of faith? When does a concern that touches our faith seem to be purely political? All good questions that lead to the reason for this post. …
Mohammed Ali was once told by an airline hostess to put his seatbelt on. Ali responded by saying that “Superman don’t need no seatbelt.” The hostess replied, “Superman doesn’t need a plane.” Pride can be destructive. Pray that God would show us any pride in our own lives and give us the grace to…
If we have lost our time heretofore, we must endeavour to redeem it by doubling our diligence in doing our duty for the future. – Matthew Henry
Our time is a talent given us by God for some good end, & it is misspent & lost when it is not employed according to his design. -Matthew Henry
For years I have tried to prayerfully consider the Biblical reasons behind every thing we do as a church. Why do we use a certain Bible? Why do we sing a certain type of song? Why do we have Scripture readings? While I do not say this as a boast I think I have questioned…
Some time ago I began a series of posts talking about the Book of Life, a series triggered by conversations I had been having with friends concerning the Doomsday Book. Somehow I missed posting the final article and so am just getting that online now. Our final Scriptures referring to the book of life are…
A couple of years ago Baptists Committed to World Evangelism made available prayer cards for each country around the world. The prayer cards included a map and statistics on that country. I have used them in my church by including one each week in our bulletin as the country each week for prayer. Sometime last…
For several years a good friend of mine, Pastor Stephen Boreland, has held prayer meetings for the first week of the year in the churches he has served in. For the last few years it is something I have tried to do. Tonight five of us met to have a time of prayer, bringing before…