Discipleship

Cautioned by God

Warning signs are there for a purpose. Fallen Rocks. We understand that one. There might be a serious obstruction in our way, and we need to be alert to the danger. Hot Surface. That, too, is ...

Getting Our Sacrifices in Order

Giving up things makes us more acceptable unto God. Really? Certainly, there are some things God expects us to cast aside when we follow after him. We must make a change in our lifestyle, and we ...

A Light Unto Our Feet

There is a way which seems right unto man… It’s just that the Christian doesn’t have to walk it. We have to find the better path. That’s not always easy. Television tells us the right path ...

Finding Faith in the Cross

How do we please God? It’s not by going to church. It’s also not by prayer time or giving in the offering. Before you stop reading, those things are scriptural, and we should do them. However, ...

Air flows two ways. In winter, it finds its way into our homes, and in summer, we do everything we can to keep the cool air inside. We have to caulk the cracks. Boats have an even greater problem. ...

Chosen for Success

Professional sports teams use an unusual method of choosing athletes they want to play on their teams. First, they send scouts out to find the best potential players. Next, they try to woo their ...

The Dividing of the Waters

We divide things all the time. Whites from colors before we wash. The yolk from the egg for better health. Our children when they bicker so we can have peace. Sometimes we divide our finances into ...

Avoiding the Exit Ramp

Never get lost! That’s what today’s car ads want us to believe. GPS navigation is the new way to always travel on the right ...

Living the Standards of Christ

Dogs love to sniff. They sense their world by smell. The food they eat isn’t about how good it tastes, but rather about its olfactory properties. Terriers love to dig. Tasty roots line the soil, ...

Our Walking Shoes

Walking is pretty essential for most people. It’s an easy way to get from Point A to Point B. It’s also good for us. If we sit too long, modern medicine tells us we can develop blood clots in ...

Serving With a Glad Heart

In modern America, we tend to think of servants as hired help, much as we do the mechanic at the garage, someone to be polite to when he’s repairing our car, but someone we wouldn’t notice if we ...

Chucking Away the Chains

Chuck is a fun word. Merriam-Webster.com tells us it was first used in the 14th century to imitate the sounds of a chicken. That seems pretty obvious to us, and in any case, that’s not the fun ...

Pic-and-Carry

We’re a society of choices. The grocery store is an excellent case in point. Choose an aisle, any aisle, and to find just one variety of an item for sale is nearly impossible. Even cereal. There ...