What’s in Front of You?

When I see a bumper sticker or symbol that points to Jesus, I wonder if it makes the driver think twice about how they respond to other drivers and traffic. I wonder if it would make me think twice. Maybe I should wear a shirt or necklace every day that says “Jesus”...

What’s in a Verse?

What’s in a verse? A verse in the Bible, a verse in a song, the verse of a card. What’s in a verse? Reading Psalm 116, I stopped on verse 15: “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His faithful servants.”  Obviously, if we pull just that verse out by...

An Open Grave

A fish in beautiful array, a lion with its flowing mane, a classy leopard with its spotted coat … These all have something in common: they are beautiful to look at – until they open their mouth. How quickly their demeanor can turn fierce and even become deadly. How...

Should We Be Scared?

A question was recently posed to me: Does “fear the Lord” mean we are to be scared of Him?  Deuteronomy 6:13 says to fear the Lord your God and serve Him only. Psalm 19:9 says the fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. Psalm 34:7 says the angel of the Lord...

Well, I Declare!

When we declare something, we are making something known. I hear this word thrown around (not necessarily in a good way) as I listen to examples of false teachers and warnings against them.  So how is the word really used in the Bible. What does God mean? “You...