It has been said, “The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.” (Agnes Martin) We would do well to think about that in relation to ourselves. When the focus rests mainly on self when engaged in work, the thoughts may tend to … [Read more...] about THE COMMON GOOD!
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FIRST BORN!
As I was recently sharing in a Bible study with a group of men at a state corrections facility, I asked them where they were in the line of their siblings. One person said they were second. Another person said they were first. To that individual I noted his response indicated he had other siblings after him or … [Read more...] about FIRST BORN!
KEEP DOING!
As we go about the godly works of life, we ought to look for fruit. To see the fruit of our labors helps to encourage us to press on with further works. However, we should be careful not to become discouraged when we do not see the fruit right away. Fruit is not always an immediate product. There are also times when the fruit … [Read more...] about KEEP DOING!
THE GREATER GAIN!
Within American culture there has been the idea that poverty was equated with sin and wealth with righteous living. Such thinking fueled a teaching of what has been called (among other designations) the gospel of prosperity or prosperity theology. The idea that good health and great wealth are ours if we only … [Read more...] about THE GREATER GAIN!
LIVING ALIVE!
If we claim to be believers while not living alive to the Lord, are we not then actually living a lie? And, if this is the case, are we truly living? In addressing the care of widows, Paul also noted something of their character in writing. . … [Read more...] about LIVING ALIVE!
