New Testament – Page 37 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Real Discipleship – Matthew 8:18-22

A commitment to lifelong partnership is a critical factor in helping you decide who to marry. In a good article in Psychology Today on the signs of true relationship commitment encourages looking for behaviors

Healed to Serve – Matthew 8:14-17

I came across a blog by a woman whose mother died in 2011 of cancer. She was grief stricken but came to the decision that rather than becoming bitter she would write to encourage others who are in pain.

Astonishing Faith – Matthew 8:5-13

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Hudson Taylor, the missionary to China in the 1880’s, was known for his faith. With his fellow missionaries he was believing God for 100 new missionaries and $50,000 dollars in donations in 1887

The Touch That Heals – Matthew 8:1-4

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Paul Zak, also known as Dr. Love, has a prescription for making the world a better place…eight hugs a day. He has demonstrated that hugging is a way of raising one’s oxytocin levels and increased

Doing What We Know We Should Do – Matthew 7:24-29

Procrastination. We’ve all experienced it. We know we should be doing this thing that will benefit us, but somehow the reward doesn’t seem real enough or critical enough to move us. There are

Glitter Without Gold – Matthew 7:21-23

In Deuteronomy 13:2-6 Moses warns Israel that should a prophet give a sign or wonder that comes to pass, but his message is, “Let’s follow other gods,” that prophet is not to be followed,

Smooth Talkers – Matthew 7:15-20

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/ By Randall Johnson

I saw a Facebook post of a young man I know from church. He thought he had some aspect of his life all figured out and then it came unglued. He said he got mad at God, didn’t want to go to church

The Narrow Path – Matthew 7:13,14

When I was first saved at age 16 I didn’t really know what I was in for. All I knew was that I needed Jesus’ forgiveness and he was willing to give it to me, so I asked him for it. My life

Golden Rule – Matthew 7:12

One of my missionary friends was showing us where his wife was teaching school and her classroom. On the wall was a poster of the Golden Rule. She said it was to be the rule for all behavior in her classroom.

The Real Source of Righteousness – Matthew 7:7-11

I literally used to believe that God had a cosmic balance scale in heaven on which my good deeds and bad deeds would be measured. What is even more ridiculous is that I actually believed that my good deeds

Trampling Pearls – Matthew 7:6

I was working at Mahaffey Message Relay and struggling a bit because I hadn’t witnessed to a co-worker and we were the only ones there this day. So I made a stab at a spiritual conversation and he

Judge Not – Matthew 7:1-5

Dale Robbins at victorious.org followed study by Dr. David Harold Fink, a psychiatrist for the veterans administration, who noted from over 10,000 case studies of people who suffered from nervous tension,

Anxious Free Living – Matthew 6:25-34

I sat across from pure contentment, yesterday. My friend described how at work his desire to move to a position of greater leadership had been stymied over and over by a boss who didn’t like him.

Treasures – Matthew 6:19-24

At the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation website we find these words: Bill Gates and Melinda French were raised knowing it’s important to give back to the community. Both the Gates and French families

Do I Fast From Fasting? – Matthew 6:16-18

My son’s brother-in-law fasted for 40 days. He didn’t abstain from all nourishment or he would have died. For him, it was a time of soul-searching, not a time to say, “Look at me. I’m

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