In this time of Covid-19, many Christians and others point to community leaders and experts to say “They did it, so it must be okay.” The most recent example seen of this was used by an television personality who justified spending time with others based on the fact that Dr.
In Luke 15: 4, Jesus talks about the 100 sheep, but his story focuses not on the 100, but rather on the one. In the story, one out of one hundred sheep is lost. The shepherd leaves the 99 remaining sheep to go look for the one: “Suppose one of
Proverbs 17:22 says “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” In a time where people are asked to avoid others due to a pandemic, it is easy to get depressed or down trodden. When you are asked to stay home and not travel,
Romans 12:12 says ” Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” It’s a good time to remember that we need to be patient in tribulation. While living life, it is expected that there will be trying times and that the way to heaven is through the trials
Matthew 5:22 presents a comment from Jesus as part of the Sermon on the Mount: “But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Why does it seem that more people have faith in the Force than in God? If you have to have proof in order to believe, then that is not faith. Faith is the ability to
Many people strive to become rich with enough money to buy what they want or live a luxurious life. The question becomes, how much is enough? What level of riches becomes satisfying? In our society, it is not uncommon for people who get near to paying off a house to
If a person is a Christian living a Christ-like life, should they speak hateful words towards another? After all, In 1 John 4:11, it states: “Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.” Later in verse 20, this is taken a step farther to state:
As I read many of the posts on Facebook by those that profess to be Christians, I wonder if they recall some of the basic scriptures such as those starting at verse 43 in chapter 5 of Matthew: “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate
