Category Archives: Sin

My Anger Management Plan

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

One day a wife asked her husband, “Why don’t you play golf with George anymore?” The husband answered, “Would you play golf with a man who moves the ball and puts down the wrong score while you’re not looking?” The … Continue reading →

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The Elderly Woman

Posted on May 22, 2017 by

My previous post was the first of a two-part series on the Bible’s description of the ideal elderly man and woman. This description is found in Titus 2:1-5, and with that first post I covered the passage’s description of the … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Deprived Harvests

Posted on May 16, 2017 by

Judges 6:1-6 describes a pitiful situation. An alliance army of the Midianites, the Amalekites, and some other unnamed peoples of the East was absolutely terrorizing the Israelites as the Israelites tried to make their lives in Canaan. These foreign invaders … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Disappointment, Disobedience, Fear, Ministry, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Rebellion, Satan, Sin, Sowing and Reaping, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, The Devil, Trials, Trusting In God, Waiting | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

God Sent? Or God Allowed and Used?

Posted on April 29, 2017 by

Somewhere along the way in my ministry I picked up a daily devotion book written by Phillips Brooks. Brooks was a famous Episcopalian pastor in the Boston area in the 1800s. In the devotion for May 2, he writes: Faith … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Had To Lose His Eyes To See

Posted on March 28, 2017 by

It’s a shame that many people can’t become spiritually broken without some type of tragedy happening to them. Samson is a classic case in point. He was Israel’s strongman. He was the champion of the tribe of Dan and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Backsliding, Character, Choices, Desires, Disobedience, God's Chastening, Holiness, Personal Holiness, Rebellion, Righteousness, Sex, Sin, Sowing and Reaping, Submission, Temptation | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

When God “Goes Abraham” On You

Posted on March 8, 2017 by

I hope we can all agree that it’s never a good thing to miss God’s will. The fact is, though, that some trips outside God’s will result in a figurative slap on the wrist, while others result in a figurative … Continue reading →

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God’s Worst Form of Judgment

Posted on November 4, 2016 by

Okay, quick, name the worst judgment that God ever inflicted upon someone. Noah’s flood? That one certainly involved the most deaths, but once it began the fatalities didn’t have to experience it for long. Fire and brimstone raining down upon … Continue reading →

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