How would you respond if I asked you, “What’s the shortest verse in the Bible?” If you answered, “John 11:35,” you’d only be partially right. If you’re talking about most English translations of Scripture, you’d probably be totally right. Two words. There are several verses with 3 words, but just that one with 2, as [...]
Posted on April 4th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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I received a cartoon the other day that made me stop and think. It was the picture of a woman, and the little bubble thing above her head read, “Am I not fortunate that I have so very much to lose?” WOW! That really made me stop and think about what she was saying. Just [...]
Posted on February 21st, 2009 by doc
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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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Sort of sounds like an advertisement, doesn’t it? As crazy as it sounds, there is a good bit of truth in that statement. It doesn’t have anything to do with the idea that once you’re saved you can never lose your salvation. It doesn’t have anything to do with tricking people into becoming “Christians” either. [...]
Posted on June 13th, 2008 by Bob Mathews
Filed under: Christian life, Growth, Joy, satan | 1 Comment »
A friend recently told me that sickness in his family had created a hospital bill of $3.5 million. He told me: “That is more than I can pay the rest of my life.” He has a debt that, no matter how hard he tries, he can never pay. It made me think of what Jesus [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Pat Brown
Filed under: Devotion, Grace, Humility, Jesus, Joy, New Testament, Salvation | 6 Comments »
How do we view satan (intentionally spelled with a lower-case “s”)? I mean really picture him in our minds? Don’t we typically visualize satan as being in charge of some hellish kingdom with his minions, cracking the whip on the poor souls doomed there for eternity? He’s basically the king of hell, right? Is that [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2008 by Bob Mathews
Filed under: Bible Characters, Growth, Hell, Joy, New Testament, Society, satan | 5 Comments »
This evening’s sermon got me to thinking about funerals. That shouldn’t be surprising, really. After all, the title of the sermon was Feast or Funeral? One of the points Tommy made was that Christians should be joyful and not sourpusses (see, for example, Galatians 5:22 and Psalm 51:12). I believe the life of a Christian should be marked by joy, but I also believe that…
Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by Bob Mathews
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