Happy Mother’s Day Weekend! On Mother’s Day our Mothers need more than a day off from the norm. They need an encouraging word not often received. ♦ Been thinking about mothers. I had a mother for 6 decades and have… Read More ›
Oswald Chambers
Upsetting Your Belief System – Again
Once again, the American presidential election has had a jarring effect on people across the nation. A reminder that what actually may be upset is one’s personal belief system. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. ◊ A friend called me… Read More ›
Pandemic Heartiness vs. Heartlessness
As this Coronavirus continues to impact our modern society, how is it impacting you spiritually? More specifically, how are you acting toward God and others? ◊ My wife and I are now spending time each day reading the classic devotional… Read More ›
Making Heaven on Earth?
There’s a lot of emphasis on human effort and initiative to bring harmony and peace on earth. Even “heaven on earth.” Is this possible? What would Jesus say? ◊ If you think about it, it’s actually easier for a non-Christian to… Read More ›
God and Personal Purity
How do we look at a word that seems out of step with the times? With a new vision. ◊ The word “purity” is enough to make most people roll their eyes or run for the hills either in shame… Read More ›
What Moms Really Need
On Mother’s Day our Mothers need more than a day off from the norm. They need something they don’t often receive. ♦ Why do children cry out for their Mommy when they get hurt? Why do soldiers cry out for… Read More ›
Upsetting Your Belief System
The American presidential election has had a jarring effect on people across the nation and world. What may be upset is actually one’s belief system or program of belief. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. ♦ I read this week that… Read More ›
How’s Your Spiritual Pluck?
The Christian life is really a choice between a spirited, abiding life with God or one that settles for something less, then wonders why there’s something less. ♦ Have you been discouraged or depressed? Have you been let down by people or… Read More ›
Are You the Real Deal or Something Less?
We tell ourselves and others that we really love and trust God, but we really love and trust ourselves more. ♦ There’s an intriguing story in the New Testament’s Book of Acts about a man named Cornelius who had a supernatural… Read More ›
Choose Your Loyalty
In our own lifetime, Bob Dylan once profoundly noted in song: “You’re going to have to serve somebody.” Almost 3500 years earlier, Joshua, the great successor to Moses, made the original call to action: “Choose this day whom you will serve.” People… Read More ›
Seek What First?
Some people believe if we “seek God’s kingdom and righteousness” then everything will work out well. After all, God works all things out for good, right? ♦ In Matthew 6, Christ tells the crowd of people to not be anxious for… Read More ›
Easter Like You’ve Never Known
As Easter approaches, both Christian and secular camps gear up for their normal treatment of an internationally acknowledged Holy Day. Why not experience it like never before? ♦ So here comes another Easter season with all of its Christian and secular… Read More ›
Biblical Viewpoint 