Derek Elkins WritesOn March 12, as Winter finally began to hide in shame and Spring gathered enough courage to show its ugly face again, Ed Johanson, self-proclaimed “Lord of the Svelte Men and Honorary Dignifier of General Embarrassments”, declared war on every one of his neighbors in the tiny strip of land known as Murdoch Court. […]
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 That first sentence just jumps right out and proclaims our God is a creative God. He actually made something out of nothing. He actually delighted in making the heavens and the earth. That tells me that when we are creative, we show […]
“They defiled themselves by what they did; by their deeds they prostituted themselves.” Psalms 106:39 Jesus said that it wasn’t what went into a man that defiled him, but what came out of that man. In other words, our actions are what define our sinful ways. We defile ourselves by what we do. We characterize […]
“Test everything. Hold on to the good.” 1 Thessalonians 5:21 Sometimes Christians are displayed as simple because they never challenge what they are told. It is assumed that Christians hold to a blind faith or some sort of idiotic faith, not based on reason, but on something magical. But didn’t our God crate reason? Didn’t […]
And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 The symbol is obvious. People today do not revel in weakness. People today despise […]
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “this very night, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” Matthew 26:34 Denying Jesus can be so easy, so effortless. All it takes is a missed opportunity or a decision to serve one’s self rather than someone else. Denying Jesus does not have to be […]
“”You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with his own house.“ Haggai 1:9 Inside of each Christian are two houses. One house is the temple […]
“Consecrate a fast, Proclaim a solemn assembly; Gather the elders {And} all the inhabitants of the land To the house of the LORD your God, And cry out to the LORD.“ Joel 1:14 Do we truly weep after our sins and wail for the damage they do to a holy and just God? Are we […]
““My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place.“ Jeremiah 50:6 This picture of the house of Israel during the time of their Babylonian captivity is somewhat prophetic of the modern church. […]
“For ground that drinks the rain which often falls on it and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is also tilled, receives a blessing from God;” Hebrews 6:7 Over and over again, scripture gives us the picture of a true Christian as one who exhibits the proper fruit in keeping with […]