I saw that quote on a church sign recently. You know the ones — these are the signs that have quippy sayings that are intended to make you think, and sometimes make you groan. Like most quotes, some are better than others. This one got my attention though, because I wasn’t sure if I agreed [...]
Posted on October 3rd, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Sometimes, we just need to be reminded of our value.
A well-known speaker started his seminar by holding up a $50.00 bill. In a room of 200 participants, he asked, “Who would like to have this $50.00 bill?” Hands went up immediately. He said, “I am going to give this $50.00 to one of you, but [...]
Posted on September 18th, 2009 by doc
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8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.…10If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives. 1 John 1:8, 10
That seems pretty clear — we all sin. That’s exactly what Paul [...]
Posted on August 26th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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I’ve been a Christian for 47 years. In that amount of time I’ve had several “Aha!” moments, which I like to call “hermeneutical epiphanies“. I’ve written about some of those in previous posts. One passage that particularly sticks in my mind from years past is Psalm 32:1-2, as quoted by the apostle Paul in the [...]
Posted on May 31st, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Have you ever checked into a motel room and wondered why the only light in the room is one small lamp, or perhaps a couple wall-mounted lamps over the bed? There never seems to be enough light in a motel room. Maybe you feel the same way about your house — never enough light. We [...]
Posted on December 14th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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Well, are we? I have to wonder. Would Christians kill the numbers of babies we kill each year? Would Christians glorify the criminal and “free sex” the way we do on television and in the movies? Would Christians spend more each week on snack food than they give to the Lord? Would we glorify “alternate [...]
Posted on September 25th, 2008 by doc
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There’s a post by that name over at the ChristianPF blog that I’d like to point you to: http://www.christianpf.com/about-the-lives-of-millionaires/. I agree with all of Bob’s points in that article, but I’d go one step farther and disagree with point #9 on the list. I suspect he disagreed with it too; he just didn’t say so.
Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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How often have you heard someone say, “I know God has forgiven me, but I just can’t forgive myself.” I’d like to suggest two things with regard to that statement. First, it’s a natural human feeling to realize the impact of our own sin, and to keep remembering and remembering and remembering, replaying events in [...]
Posted on June 9th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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I love the Lord, He has been so good to me,
He gave His life, from sin to set me free;
No greater love, than His could ever be,
I love the Lord, because He first loved me.
©Copyright 1970 by Tommy Wheeler, All Rights Reserved
That’s the refrain from the song I Love the Lord. There’s another, possibly more-familiar, [...]
Posted on April 7th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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Scripture says in 2 Chronicles 20:17: “You will not have to fight in this battle.†This is a significant verse because of what it says to those of us fighting a battle. In this verse, God is talking to King Jehoshaphat and the Israelites because they were about to be attacked by three enemies: the Moabites, the Ammonites, and the Meunites. This was a triple…
Posted on March 27th, 2008 by Tommy LeFan
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