By Dr. Doug Redford Where would you say the following statement appears for the first time in the Bible: “and your joy will be complete”? The answer may be surprising to some. The first time those words are found is in Deuteronomy 16:15, in connection with celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles. The Feast of Tabernacles, […]
By Tom Cash “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25). When the world was simpler, when I was a rather innocent 9-year-old, I gave my life to Jesus Christ. Our minister, M. M. Scott, met me as I walked up the center aisle at the end […]
By Elizabeth Reid As a child, I was taught two things about the Holy Spirit. First, the Spirit was kind of like my conscience and would tell me when I was sinning. Second, the Holy Spirit inspired the Bible and God told us everything we need to know about being Christians in the New Testament. […]
By Victor Knowles Noted author and speaker W. Carl Ketcherside recalled talking far into the night with a professor of philosophy in a state university. The learned man had been raised by Christian parents, but his academic career had eroded his faith. Ketcherside observed, “This left deep furrows in his intellectual life where the rich […]
By Rick Ezell You’ve heard the saying, “Familiarity breeds contempt.” Have we become too familiar with God? Have we become so aware of God that we no longer see him in his grandeur, his majesty, his power, and his awesomeness? It’s like seeing the ocean. For those who go to the beach often, the ocean […]
