Well Established
Many years ago, the elders of a congregation would take the time to sit down with each member and asked them to evaluate their personal spiritual condition. Every time the elders would ask a certain old farmer how his spiritual maturity level was, he would always come back with the same answer: “I’m not making […]
Have You Traveled That Path?
“Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). An anonymous “proverb” says, “The best way for a man to train up a child in the way he should go is to travel that way himself.” How do your children see […]
What I Will Do Today
There’s a lot of power in today. An old adage says, “What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.” As we relate this to spiritual matters, the following are some ideas that you can use to make today better. Today, what will you do? Abraham Lincoln said, “You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow […]
Is Your Light Shining?
A man was killed at a railroad crossing one summer evening in 1891. His relatives sued the railroad, claiming negligence on the part of the watchman. During the ensuing trial, the watchman was called to the witness stand. The prosecuting attorney asked him several questions. “Were you on duty at the crossing at the time […]
The Deficiency of Apollos
At the conclusion of Paul’s second journey, he returned briefly to Jerusalem and then to Antioch from where he had been “separated unto the work” God planned for him. He had carried two trusted laborers (Aquila and Priscilla) with him from Corinth and left them in Ephesus, planning to return there himself and evangelize the […]