Give What You Have

The sons of Issachar supported David before he officially became king of Israel. God had chosen and anointed David as king to replace Saul, but it hadn’t taken place yet. He was a king in waiting. Nevertheless, thousands upon thousands of his countrymen came to his aid when he was in Hebron, “to turn the kingdom of [...]

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One Second After You Die

There are only two questions that will matter at all one second after you pass from this life to the next: What have I done with Jesus Christ? What have I done for Jesus Christ? Nothing else will matter at that point in time. Not how many hours you worked. Not how much money you [...]

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Happy Reformation Day!

The day was October 31st, 1517. The place was the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany. An Augustinian monk by the name of Martin Luther nailed up a document that contained 95 theses, or statements, outlining his grievances with the Roman Catholic church. It was written in Latin – the language of the [...]

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Redeeming the Time

In Ephesians 5.16, Paul exhorts believers in Jesus Christ to use our time wisely – “making the best use of the time” (or as it reads in the King James Version, “redeeming the time”). When author and lecturer John Erskine was a boy, he was asked by his piano teacher how much he practiced. He [...]

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Seriously!

The prophet Isaiah said, “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest? All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the LORD. But this is the one [...]

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Of Pilgrims, Slaves, and Snow Days

Pilgrim’s Progress I just finished reading Pilgrim’s Progress, the John Bunyan classic, and enjoyed it far more than I did when I read it as a young Christian. I understood more of this time, too (life has a way of doing that, I think). Bunyan’s parable follows the life of Christian from his conviction of [...]

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Havner on Idleness

  Vance Havner said: Idleness is the devil’s workshop, but so is busyness if, while we are busy here and there we fail in our main responsibility.

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Take this job and…

Labor Day always gives us an opportunity to pay more careful attention to the meaning of work and the doctrine of vocation, which is undergoing and renewal and revival of sorts these days. Gene Edward Veith wrote this insightful and informative article for WORLD magazine. Read and enjoy!

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Stepping out of the World’s Parade

  “Whether then you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all for the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31) The first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism reads, “What is the chief end of man?” The answer reads, “The chief end of man is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.” Once [...]

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The 27th Resolution of Jonathan Edwards

  Resolved, Never willfully to omit any thing , except the omission be for the glory of God; and to frequently examine my omissions. Sin is both by commission (doing what we shouldn’t do) and omission (not doing what we should do). Edwards is rightfully giving due attention to what he wants to avoid as [...]

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