Devotional Thought for Today – 08/23/21

1 CORINTHIANS 13 CONTEXT: As I noted in last Thursday’s post on v.4, Paul describes how utterly useless even the most gifted “Christian” is without love. Matthew Henry breaks it down as: The necessity and advantage of the grace of love. (1-3) Its excellency represented by its properties and effects; (4-7) and by its abiding, … More Devotional Thought for Today – 08/23/21

Devotional Thought for Today – 06/21/2021

1 Timothy 4 CONTEXT: This chapter can be divided into three sections (v.1-5) deals with apostasy teachings entering into the church at Ephesus, (v.6-10) Paul’s instruction to Timothy on dealing with these false teachers (v.11-16) Paul’s encouragement to Timothy to persevere in the ministry. Our main text is the key (my opinion) verse in the … More Devotional Thought for Today – 06/21/2021

The Pilgrim’s Progress with Dr. Derek Thomas

Most folks know I am a huge fan of The Pilgrim’s Progress, the second most published book to the Bible, and have posted on it in the past, John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Today in Church History, On This Date In Church History and A Picture of a True Minister (from John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress). I also had the honor … More The Pilgrim’s Progress with Dr. Derek Thomas

Devotional Thougt for Today – 02/23/2021

Divisive: used to describe something that causes great and sometimes unfriendly disagreement within a group of people: PROVERBS 14 When one reads Proverbs 14, we quickly realize it is a series of contrasts with an overarching theme of wisdom vs. foolishness.  There are many sub-topics or other contrasting points but the (in my opinion) all relate to being wise or … More Devotional Thougt for Today – 02/23/2021

Devotional Thought for Today – 02/06/2021

Genesis 1 As many of you know we just returned from Puerto Rico having to handle the passing unto glory of my mother-in-law. Her death got me thinking about the other end of the spectrum, especially yesterday while traveling back and hearing the conversation between two young folks talking about evolution.  For a True Christian, … More Devotional Thought for Today – 02/06/2021