Category Archives: Notices

Our heart dictates to a great extent how we live because we always find time to do what we enjoy. “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” (Proverbs 4: 23) Here, Solomon is … Continue reading →

Many years ago a ship captain anchored his boat in the harbor of a lovely South Pacific island. He had heard that the people, who were formerly cannibals, were now very friendly and interested in trade. As the captain talked … Continue reading →

The great reformer Martin Luther rightly said that, as sinners, we are prone to pursue a relationship with God in one of two ways. The first is religion/spirituality and the second is the Gospel. The two are antithetical (directly opposite) … Continue reading →

Look! Those who are last will be first and those who are first will be last. (Luke 13:30) This is one of those hard sayings of Jesus.  God’s perspective is different than ours.  God judges differently than we do.  God … Continue reading →

In the story of Jonah, he is ready to die because he is so angry over the destruction of a vine in the desert, but he feels nothing for a whole city of people made in God’s image. His anger … Continue reading →

Take a look at your feet. Do you like your feet? On a scale of one to ten: one being ugly and ten being beautiful, how would you rate your feet? While God has made many beautiful things, I don’t … Continue reading →

There was a young girl named Hattie May Wiatt at the turn of the century outside of Philadelphia who was crying near a small church when the pastor walked by. When he asked her what was wrong, she sobbed that … Continue reading →

How do you behave with and toward unbelievers? Do you like them? Do you hate them? Do you tolerate them? Are you concerned about their salvation? Do you act like them when you aren’t in Christian company? Do you snub … Continue reading →