Are You Ready?
Ecclesiastes 3:2 says there’s “a time to be born, and a time to die.” Have you considered your own approaching death? What would others say about your life? What would you want said at your funeral? Having attended the funeral this past week of a very dear friend, it hit me hard — maybe the hardest in my entire life — the stinging reality of death in this world. No matter how long we live here on earth, our life is short. None of us really like to think about the brevity of l
The Value of Teaching
Last year, we learned that the most valuable education a child can receive, and for that matter, any one of us can receive is learning the “Holy Scriptures” (II Tim. 3:15). But the facts are facts. The average child in this country will spend 1,000 hours per year in school. As children get older, the time they spend in front of a screen only increases. However, the number of hours per year they spend in Bible class — if they attended every Sunday morning and Wednesday night h
Questions Asked of Jesus: Luke 7:49
“Who is this who even forgives sins?” — Luke 7:49 Setting the scene (Luke 7:36-40): Jesus is invited into the home of a Pharisee for a meal, and He accepts the invitation. A woman, who is a sinner, comes in, crying, washing Jesus’ feet with her tears and kissing His feet. The Pharisee, Simon, is not moved by the love this woman is showing Jesus. Rather, he expected Jesus to reject the woman. In fact, he questions, in his mind, Jesus’ credentials. Knowing what was in Simon’s
