Category: Ethics

Devotional Thought – “Found Wanting” – 0612/2024

June 12, 2024

Biblically, want and desire are used pretty much interchangeably. It usually refers to the desire/wants or lack thereof in our relationship with God. Dictionary.com defines want with terms like craving, need, and requirement. It can also mean the lack of those same things. Desire implies craving, soliciting, having aspirations for, and even hunger. Issues (sin) … More Devotional Thought – “Found Wanting” – 0612/2024

Devotional Thought “Integrity” and ‘My Faith Votes’ – 06/11/2024

June 11, 2024

The idea of voting in general and especially voting Biblically, should be a matter of personal integrity to all who claim the title “Christian.” . Earlier proverbs in this collection (Proverbs 25:1) noted a similar idea (Proverbs 28: 12, 15, 28). Godly leadership in a nation generally leads to good outcomes (Proverbs 11:10; 14:34; 20:26; 25:5). Oppressive rulers who ignore … More Devotional Thought “Integrity” and ‘My Faith Votes’ – 06/11/2024

Sunday Sermon Series – “Integrity” – 06/09/2024

June 9, 2024

SERMON THE MAN OF GOD  Or “Spiritual Religion Explained and Enforced” by Octavius Winslow Integrity and Uprightness “Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on You.” Psalm 25:2I. “May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you.” Psalm 25:21 A stronger characteristic of a true man of God than that which this … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Integrity” – 06/09/2024

Sunday Sermon Series – “Yielding Obedience” – 05/19/2024

May 19, 2024

GENESIS 5 GENESIS 5:24 CONTEXT: CHAPTER FIVEContents: Generations from Adam to Noah.Characters: Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuseleh, Lamech, Noah.Conclusion: By man came death. In Adam all die. In Christ shall all who believe be made alive.Key Word: Generations, v. 1.Strong Verses: 24.Striking Facts: Enoch, the seventh from Adam was translated and made … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Yielding Obedience” – 05/19/2024

Saturday’s Soldier Devotional – God’s PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) ~ 09/14/2024

May 15, 2024

Back in the day when I served in the US Army (the mid-seventies to mid-nineties), we were blessed if we got any additional Body Armor beyond our helmet. Toward the end of Deseret Storm, we finally got issued body armor as a personal protection upgrade. Today our US Forces are far more protected in Battle … More Saturday’s Soldier Devotional – God’s PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) ~ 09/14/2024

Thoughts – Science and the Existence of God – 05/06/2024

May 6, 2024

May 01, 2024 by: J. P. Moreland The Limits of Science and Danger of Scientism The heart of scientism is the conviction that science can explain virtually everything. If there is not a valid scientific explanation for an event or state, then that is not properly an object of our knowledge. In reality, though, there are … More Thoughts – Science and the Existence of God – 05/06/2024

Devotional Thought “Example” – 04/03/2024

April 4, 2024

delayed posting due to internet issues I seem stuck with my last few posts and today’s post all dealing with similar themes. The connection between “Rogue”, “Biblical Preaching & Teaching” and our devotional today can be summed up by the quotes below: “A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple … More Devotional Thought “Example” – 04/03/2024

Devotional Thought- “Rogue”- 04/02/2024

April 2, 2024

a person, organization, or country that does not behave in the usual or acceptable way: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rogue CONTEXT: PSALM 16 PSALM 16:2 OVERVIEW: In this psalm’s movement from cry for help to affirmation of God’s rule and blessings, the reformers, propelled by Peter’s apostolic warrant in Acts 2, find the acts of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection. Even the psalm’s title—for all our exegetes except Calvin—authorizes … More Devotional Thought- “Rogue”- 04/02/2024