Devotionals

Some of the excitement about the Second Appearing of our Lord is troubling. It is not the second appearing of the Lord that is troubling but rather the blatant commercialization of this truth by some Christians. To see respected Christian leaders using this truth for their own advantage is sickening. Movies and book series whether […]

The concept of separation can have either a negative or a positive connotation. If separation is perceived as being deprived of something desirable then it would be considered negative. If it was perceived as isolated so that it caused the individual to be ineffective disallowing a purpose for life then it would be thought as

Evidently Rick Warren and Max Lucado read from the same script. The first words in Rick Warren’s book, “The Purpose Driven Life,” state “It’s not about you.” Max Lucado echoes this thought in his book, It’s Not About Me, by devoting the whole volume to the subject. “Not” is a big exclusive word. Is this

Some people would say that not knowing your net worth is the number one mistake in the management of money. What do we mean when we speak of a person’s “net worth”? Simply defined, new worth is the total assets minus total liabilities of an individual or company. Your net worth is your financial bottom

Think Big – My God is Big. Why should I think small? Look Far – My God doesn’t react to circumstances. He is into planning eternities. Expect Much – My God likes to give largely to His people. Average is Unacceptable – My example is God. When He does something it is always good. Status

1 Cor 14:8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound , who shall prepare himself to the battle? KJV A \’shofar\’ is a trumpet, and is made from the horn of any kosher animal, except that of a cow or calf. It is one of the earliest wind instruments known to man. The shofar

The name of God in the Hebrew has no pronunciation. It is a word of all consonants. Without vowels it can not be pronounced. It is also made up of all the forms for being: was, is and will be. For the Jew, a name represented the essence of the person. It spoke of the

Two distinctive features which fit those of the postmodern generation are respect for testimony and lack of regard for authority. The disregard for absolutes and the acceptance of someone’s story has left them with twin problems and the church with a double dilemma. Since the postmodernist will not accept the concept of absolute truth, he

In order to grasp this consideration fully it is important to first define time. Time can be described as a non-spatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future. Time is something that must be measured in order to have significance. Through the ages time

Romans 5:12-21 (16) [16] And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. One company advertizes, “Why not clean just once and not have to clean again for awhile?  Wouldn’t that be much