Luke 9:62 says, “And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” These words Jesus spoke to three men who considered following Him. He required of them a total commitment. The call was urgent. Come now! It was spring break […]
II Kings 2:11-12 says, “…Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it….” One day I happened along a road and met a man that was hunting with a falcon—not the car, the bird. I had heard of the sport but knew nothing about it. Steve answered the questions I had. “How
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Matthew 14:23 says, “And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.” Why do Christians not pray? Why do churches not pray? Do we not have time? We have time for Bible studies. We have time for
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James 3:6 says, “And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.” I learned firsthand about fire as a boy driving a wheat truck in
In II Timothy 1:4, we find these words of Paul, “…being mindful of thy tears…” When I was a boy in the second grade, I lived in southern California next door to a swimming pool. It was so wonderful. I couldn’t swim, but I could dog paddle. I loved the water. I would dive off
Revelation 8:1 says, “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.” This silence comes between two great pictures. In Revelation 7:9-17, we see the multitude, Christ’s Bride, standing before the throne. It is a beautiful sight. Following this, there is silence in heaven
2 Peter 3:17 states, “Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness.” Why does baseball have the “three strikes and you’re out” rule? Why not allow only one pitch? “One strike and you are out” would
Matthew 15:32 says, “Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, ‘I have compassion on the multitudes, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.’” As a young boy, I enjoyed the week-long camping and
The swing was the best playground equipment invented. It was the way Tarzan got around in the jungle. The principle of “centrifical” force, swinging from a certain point, doesn’t exist. What? How about the tether ball, the merry go round, or even the teeter totter? What about the sling David used to kill Goliath? As
This term came from the railroad days of the 19th century. At the critical moment, the switchman was needed to switch the track and change the course of the train. Waiting for that critical moment was the boring part of the job. Staying awake was also part of the job. I can identify with this.
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