EXODUS 20 CONTEXT: Exodus 20 is all about the Decalog or Ten Commandments handed down by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. This chapter and Deuteronomy 5:6-21 are the two places which we find it recorded in the Bible. Our text today is part of the context of the 4th Commandment Remember the sabbath day, … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/22/2022
As this article points out, praying for Russia’s defeat is fine, even praying those tough Psalms that invoke God’s wrath. But it is not the end-all. Right in the middle of the Bible are passages that many find uncomfortable. The imprecatory psalms are among the hymns that were sung by the people of God, but … More Praying All of the Psalms Over Russia
The author makes an excellent point that “Christians” are to look long term, (generational) not short term (what is in it for me) in our thinking. Despairing Over the Culture? There’s Still a Reason to Get Out of Bed Tomorrow One of the questions that Christians ask repeatedly at the moment is whether there is … More If Our Society Is Collapsing, Should We Hope or Despair?
ESTHER 4 CONTEXT: The Book of Esther1 tells a story of the deliverance of the Jewish people. We are shown a Persian emperor, Ahasuerus (loosely based on Xerxes, 485–464 B.C.), who makes momentous decisions for trivial reasons, and his wicked minister, Haman, who takes advantage of the king’s compliance to pursue a personal vendetta against … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/21/2022
1 PETER 2 CONTEXT: Matthew Henry breaks down 1 Peter 2, as follows: The general exhortation to holiness is continued, and enforced by several reasons taken from the foundation on which Christians are built, Jesus Christ, and from their spiritual blessings and privileges in him. The means of obtaining it, the word of God, is … More Sunday Semon Series – 03/20/2022
In his book Life With a Capital L, author Matt Heard (also a speaker at this year’s Wilberforce Weekend) describes a famous oil painting by Russian artist Nikolai Yaroshenko: “Five diverse prisoners—a soldier, a worker, a peasant, a mother and a child—are huddled together, peering through the barred window of a halted prison railcar… READ MORE > … More Life Is Everywhere
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the global economy, sparked fears of world war, and pumped gas prices to record highs. There are personal costs, too. Aside from the lives already lost in the fighting, the conflict in Ukraine has revealed a conflict of interest at the heart of an increasingly common practice. In an … More Surrogacy in the Time of War
COLOSSIANS 3 CONTEXT: The JFB Commentary explains the chapter overview as EXHORTATIONS TO HEAVENLY AIMS, AS OPPOSED TO EARTHLY, ON THE GROUND OF UNION TO THE RISEN SAVIOUR; TO MORTIFY AND PUT OFF THE OLD MAN, AND TO PUT ON THE NEW; IN CHARITY, HUMILITY, WORDS OF EDIFICATION, THANKFULNESS; RELATIVE DUTIES. While Matthew Henry breaks … More Devotional thought for Today – 03/16/2022
Disney Attacks Parental Rights in Education – Florida Governor Defends It Christian Professor Suspended and Barred from Campus for Criticism of Concordia University’s ‘Wokeness’ Wisconsin Teachers Instructed to Hide Students’ Gender Identities from Parents Taking seriously the threats posed by CRT ‘Whose Children Are They?’ Film Coming to Theaters and Churches Sponsor of Maryland Bill That … More Education/Parenting in America – Various Sources – 03/16/2022
The above quote comes from one of Edwards’s sermons; God’s Sovereignty in the Salvation of Men (Romans 9:18) found here: ACTS 4 Main Text Verses (1-12) As Edwards explains, Romans 9:18 clearly shows God will have mercy upon (chose) whom He will and likewise, harden the hearts of whom He chooses. WHY? that is a … More Devotional Thought for Today – 03/15/2022
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