It’s easy for us to forget why we celebrate Christmas. It’s also easy for us to get caught up in the giving of gifts and forget why we give those gifts. It’s easy for us to forget why we all gather and what leads us to gather. Sure, we could just mail gifts, or a…
Category: Devotional Reading
Deception and Disobedience
Deceived by Lust During King Solomons reign, he found himself fascinated with many different women. Many of these women were from other nations, and God had forbidden the Israelites from marrying them, because they could turn the Israelites away from God. Solomon ignored the commands of God and started to bring these women to himself,…
The Eye of the Believer
I once wrote an article describing Scripture as Art. That’s really only true philosophically. In the literal sense, scripture is much more than art. The beholder of art gives its value. Meanwhile, the meaning of scripture is in the eye of the believer. I was looking at a painting some time ago. It was a…
Scripture is Art
Have you ever considered that scripture is art? Many years ago, my wife and I were traveling to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. We loved this quaint little city for its hometown feel, and fantastic little shops with things we never saw back in our home of Indiana. One such shop was a little art shop we walked…
Ask for Mercy
God sent his son to us as his part of a new contract, or covenant. As an example, to us, Jesus lived a perfect life for God the father. Jesus gave up this perfect life as “part” of the payoff for our sins. The emphasis on the word “Part” isn’t by accident. There is more…