Proverbs 4:11-27 Marching to class during basic training for the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), the platoon leader chanted the cadence: “Your left, your left, your left, right, left . . .” Then, when the trainees approached an intersection we heard, “Road Guard, Post!” Pre-selected members of the platoon immediately ran ahead, taking their positions [...]
Proverbs 3:21-35 The quote, “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care,” has not changed down through time. Demonstrating how much you care has limitless possibilities and depending upon the situation, it takes wisdom to know when to offer a listening ear or give counsel, extend compassion, provide tangible [...]
Proverbs 3:1-12 When I was in grade school, I had the hardest time spelling the word “success.” The only way I could remember how to spell it was to recall the basketball cheerleaders chant: “S-U-C-C-E-S-S, that’s the way we spell success!” To this very day, I still say that cheer in my head when I [...]
1 Peter 1:1-9 A paycheck. A doctor’s report. A retirement statement. A vaccine. We are fond of trusting many things. We work hard and hope for the best. Nothing better describes human nature. In our study of 1 Peter we quickly discover that the Apostle Peter had something grander in mind than human nature. He [...]
Romans 15:14-16:27 The explosive growth of the early Church still amazes me and many other believers, two thousand years later. Some of the main factors in that expansion can be found in Romans 15:14-21 — a persistent attitude to reach and teach new converts who can themselves reach and teach others; a perpetual dependence on [...]
Romans 14:1-12 Believers should accept one another despite our non-essential differences, resting in the knowledge that God has accepted us even in our spiritual weakness. Romans 14 offers three aspects of acceptance to develop our attitudes toward God and others. Accept the Spiritually Weak (Rom. 14:1-4). The examples in this passage point to believers who [...]
Romans 13:1-14 Citizenship has its privileges, but it also has responsibilities. Christians have dual citizenships in privileges and responsibilities that need not be dueling citizenships. Romans 13 teaches how these citizenships can co-exist and which must have the highest priority when the two conflict. Citizens of Heaven and Earth (Rom. 13:1-7). Followers of Jesus Christ [...]
Romans 12:1-2, 9-18 The just shall live by faith. The everyday living of the just is by faith. Life in the workplace is by faith. Life in the grocery store is by faith. Life at home is by faith. We are to live our faith everywhere. Faith is more than the head knowledge and heart [...]
Romans 11:17-32 Mercy there was great, and grace was free; Pardon there was multiplied to me; There my burdened soul found liberty at Calvary. As William R. Newell proclaims in his hymn, God’s mercy is great. It is the first attribute that the Lord God ascribes to Himself in Exodus 34:6. The study of the [...]
Romans 10:5-15 A common saying for centuries and used metaphorically today is that all roads lead to Rome. Romans chapters nine and 10 present the way to salvation by faith in Jesus Christ, or what we like to call “The Roman Road.” Actually, all the roads in the books of the Bible lead to Christ. [...]
