Very few want to talk about sin, but we all must confront it…or give in to it. A few excuses people use when they sin (yes, I have used some of these). 1. It’s the other person’s fault. 2. I couldn’t help it. 3. Everybody’s doing it. 4. It was just a mistake. 5. Nobody’s …
“There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through intellect.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) Growing up in rural Kentucky, our family attended a small country church. Frequently, during church services, people would stand and give a heart felt testimony or make a prayer request. There was one man whose speech was …
“I would maintain that thanks is the highest form of thought.” (G.K. Chesterson) “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) Being thankful for many things negates the weight and burden of one thing. Keith Madison SCORE International
Actions speak louder than words. “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at …
“By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just entitled to as we are.” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:23-24) Keith …
Every day people just like us look for purpose and have a deep desire, perhaps even a craving, for truth. They want to find someone…follow someone who is truly righteous. They won’t find it in their careers, their friends, in the White House or in the Supreme Court. Those who hunger for purpose and truth …
No one can live with contentment in this world without learning to have a place of quietness within. Consequently, no one can be truly successful unless they learn to develop a quiet, peaceful place within themselves. “I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and …
A while back, I heard a young man arrogantly mocking another man because of his advanced years. Since I now get senior discounts at several prestigious fast food establishments, I was stung by his remarks. Hopefully, I wasn’t similarly arrogant when I thought of the following passage of scripture: “Young men, in the same way …
Each one of us has been given a gift; some have been given multiple gifts. We were given gifts so that we may do “good works,” or serve others. The Bible says this about the gifts we are given: “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared …
This morning join me in being reminded of a few of the incredible qualities, and also, the grace of the God we serve: Psalm 103:8 “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” Psalm 103:12 “as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions …