I read that every morning in Africa a gazelle awakes knowing it must run faster than the fastest lion or will be killed. And every morning a lion awakes knowing it must run faster that the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. Whether a gazelle or a lion, when the sun comes up, it’d better be running! We can learn a lesson from the gazelle and the lion – if you are not running to the Lord, the devil is stalking you. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a Read More
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Woman to Woman
I sat at my desk contemplating the words I should use in compiling a very difficult, but necessary, letter that I had to write to a dear woman friend. My mind drifted from the arduous task at hand to letters in general written for a hundred different reasons; business letters, love letters, letters of resignation, notes of encouragement, Christmas letters, and a host of other reasons for writing letters. I imagined what it would be like to receive a letter written thousands of years ago from Eve, the first woman on earth who walked with God in a paradise garden. Read More
It’s Your Choice
“I don’t believe in the Bible.” “The Bible is outdated and doesn’t pertain to us today.” “The Bible is full of errors.” “The Bible is just a book of lofty ideas written by man.” “You can’t prove the Bible.” We’ve all heard the comments. On the other hand, there are those who believe the Bible to be the inherent Word of God. “All Scripture is is inspired by God.” (2 Timothy 3:16) “The Bible is to me what a compass was to sailors of long ago.” “I can know God through His written Word.” “I would starve to death spiritually Read More