Obedience – Page 5 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Worship By the Word – 2 Kings 23:1-20

A trip through any part of India shows what it must have looked like in Israel when she was in idolatry. There are shrines and temples everywhere throughout the cities and villages. They are usually very

Tear Your Clothes – 2 Kings 22

John Calvin, in his commentary on James 1:22, writes, “we ought to labor that the word of the Lord should strike root in us, so that it may afterwards fructify” and that such fruitfulness is

Change of Clothes – Colossians 3:5-11

I noticed something strange when I was first converted to Christ at the age of 16. Some sexual temptations I was experiencing vanished. I put away the use of profanity without a blink of the eye. I had

Continental Drift – 1 Kings 15:33-16:28

I have witnessed the demise, or near demise, of two powerful churches. The one was ugly, with people yelling at each other, threatening each other, and spreading horrible lies. The other was more sedate,

You Can’t Fool God – 1 Kings 14:1-20

Brother of actress Mindy Kaling, of the “Mindy Project”, Vijay Chokal-Ingam, wanted to get into medical school but realized that he had a 30-40% higher chance of being accepted if he were African-American,

Setting the Record Straight – 1 Kings 9:1-9

Security Infowatch, a tech security business, recently had an online article titled, Cybersecurity pros set the record straight on hacker myths. The misconception, the record that needed to be set straight,

How Do You Lead – 1 Kings 3

Whenever I am asked to teach or preach I go through a familiar wrestling in my spirit, wanting, on the one hand to impress and be regarded well for how I speak, and on the other hand knowing that my greatest

The End of the Matter: Ecclesiastes 12:9-14

We move now from the Preacher’s own words to those of the author and his concluding remarks about what he has shared with us. An old beer commercial used to say, “You only go around once…you’ve

Youth and Old Age: Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8

The Preacher has been holding up the mirror to our faces, urging us to see the reality we so want to ignore. As we have aged we have seen the mirror clearly revealing the disintegration of our youth. I

Proverbial Wisdom: Ecclesiastes 7:1-14

The Jews believed that God was the fount of wisdom for His people and that God used wise people to convey that wisdom. The Proverbs were considered gems of wisdom from God. It was understood that these

The True Megachurch: Daily Thoughts from Revelation (Revelation 3:7-13)

This is the era of the megachurch, the large congregation. The largest megachurch in the world is Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea with about 480,000 members as of 2015. And there are many

Paradigm Bind and Lack of Faith: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 6:1-11)

I vividly recall, after graduating from seminary and being unable to find employment, that I became fearful that something I was failing to do was blocking God’s blessing. I settled on the fact that

Cultural Sin and Obedience: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 5)

I have often wondered if the amount of time we Americans spend on entertainment (television, movies, shows, etc.) is not a cultural flaw that weakens our walk with God. Yes, there is a celebration of creativity

Collateral Damage: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 2)

In the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Bruce Wayne (Batman) finds himself desiring the punishment of Superman because of the death of his friend and others as a result of the battle Superman

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