Sunday, January 20, 2019

“What’s the use?” you ask. “I do things and I do things, but nobody notices and I never get any credit. Why bother?” I have heard that many times, and so have you. People too often seem to be pre-occupied with receiving credit for what...

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Don’t get over it, get even! Ouch! Revenge is a terrible motive. A revenge mentality causes us to not think clearly, but to let the fact that we have been wronged blind us to what is right. In Ephesians 4:32 Paul pleaded with his audience to “be kind and...

Friday, January 18, 2019

“I’ll pray for you.” That’s how you answered your friend’s request, but did you do it? Often, in the busyness of our own lives, we forget the needs of others. We don’t mean to; it just happens and when we do remember we feel a...

Thursday, January 17, 2019

“The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” II Corinthians 4:4 These words of Paul, written two thousand years ago, indicate that some things...

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

“The devil made me do it.” That’s a glib excuse sometimes used in a vain attempt to justify bad behavior. Sometimes it’s just intended to be funny, but in reality making light of the devil is no joke–there are evil spirits, dark powers in...