In Joshua one, the Gadites, Reubenites and the half tribe of Manasseh heard from Joshua the rehearsal of the promise of Moses that they could inherit land on the east of Jordan (vs.12,13). At that time, Joshua also rehearsed the conditions on which Moses had granted their petition (Num. 32:29,30, Josh. 1:14,15). In verse sixteen…
It’s really a daily challenge to be in this world and yet remain insulated from its spiritually destructive components. I cannot imagine going through a day without having to constantly remind myself of what conversations, media and relationships are appropriate for somebody who’s following Jesus and what Philippians 4:8 would filter out for me. I…
I was recently talking to a friend whose husband was one of the ministers in a large college church. She confided in me that at this congregation there were lists of men who had volunteered to serve the communion. She added that there was a separate list of guys who, while willing to serve communion,…
Recently while driving home from a youth rally, my daughter, Hannah and I were discussing the material presented there about sexual purity. She made a comment that went something like this: “You know the overriding theme of all the purity speeches seems to be to ‘just say no’ when your boyfriend pressures you to have…
It’s a challenge to raise godly children. To do so in our present culture of relativism is extremely difficult. Our culture calls the acceptance of sin tolerance. It calls avarice and greed success. When women forsake their god-given roles in rearing their own children it’s feminism. Homosexuality is love and murder in the womb is…