Faltering Faith; Developing FaithMoses was a great man of faith. Yet, when you read the story of God’s call to Moses to lead the nation of Israel you find that he was a man of faltering faith, at...

Faith and Works"Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.  If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what...

Faith and Obedience“Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.” Deuteronomy 30:11 God’s word—the Bible—is widely available to us today. We need to open it...

Eternal Life"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-2a These verses couldn’t say it more directly...

Enduring Faith"The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.” Genesis 40:23 Generally, when we think of Joseph, we think of his glory days when God raised him up to be the...

Empty Handed“For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.” 1 Timothy 6:7 This verse reminds us that we enter life empty handed and we leave life in this world empty...

Drifting away“We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” Hebrews 2:1 Most summers we try to find a day on which a few of us can go out...

Don't Toy With Temptation"You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed. Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!” Psalm 119:4-5 Our dog pretty much has run of the house...

Don't Gossip“Whoever derides his neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds his tongue. A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.” Proverbs 11:12-13...

Don't Get Tossed Around“Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their...