Devotional Thought for Today – 10/10/2023

Matthew 7:15-20 If you listen to “Christian” radio or TV programming you suspect this is going on with unbridled regularity today. Yet Jesus says “You {we} will know {for certain} who these false teachers are, how by their fruit. This command from Jesus, is not written as a suggestion, demands we “Judge” others. Of course, … More Devotional Thought for Today – 10/10/2023

Devotional – Plus Interesting Reads – 07/19/2023

Psalm 119:7 In today’s modern and enlightened world, seemingly the worse thing one can do is judge someone else. Although to me it appears often to be one-sided, that is you better not judge what I have to say y’all better spew any of your lies either. I guess those with opposite views don’t consider … More Devotional – Plus Interesting Reads – 07/19/2023

Conviction vs. Preference in Church Matters

Way of Life Literature Another key to fruitful church membership is to understand the difference between conviction and preference. Conviction is based upon a clear teaching of God’s Word. Preference is not. Preference is a personal opinion. A Christian can have preferences on all sorts of church matters, but he is not at liberty to … More Conviction vs. Preference in Church Matters

In God We Trust?

There is an old story of a father who took his young son out and stood him on the railing of their back porch. He then went down, stood on the lawn, and encouraged the child to jump into his arms. “I’ll catch you,” the father said confidently. After a lot of coaxing, the little … More In God We Trust?

Faith and Discernment

Here is a 13 part series “Faith and Discernment” from GTY Blog Faith Minus Reason Equals Irrational Unbelief A Conscience Captive to God’s Word Divisiveness vs. Discernment (especially appropriate in today’s world) Discerning Leaders Discerning Judgment Discerning Correction Discerning Self-Evaluation Discernment and the Sufficiency of Scripture Discernment and Loving the Truth Discernment and Opposing Evil … More Faith and Discernment