The Declaration of Innocence

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Job 31-32 Saturday: Jeremiah 17-21 Sunday: Mark 11-12   A man was traveling on a lonely road in Japan when he was robbed and killed. Two supposed witnesses claimed that Ishimatsu Yoshid, an innocent bystander, committed the crime. One of them grabbed Yoshid and started beating him, yelling, “Confess.” “No,” Ishimatsu…

The Wedding Psalm

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Psalm 45-47   The first institution that God established was marriage, an expression of his goodness to man. Beginning with the first wedding ceremony in Eden, each subsequent joining of a man and woman together in marriage is a celebration of God’s blessing upon his creation. Psalm 45 reflects this divine…

God Fights for Us.

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Exodus 9-12   As we study the account of the plagues of Egypt, keep in mind the purposes God was fulfilling through these momentous events. First of all, He was manifesting His power to Pharaoh and his officials and proving to them that He alone is the true and living God.…

Love One Another.

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: 1 Corinthians 13-14   It was Jonathan Swift, the author of Gulliver’s Travels, who said, “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.” Spiritual gifts, no matter how exciting and wonderful, are useless and even destructive if they are not ministered…

Learning from the Past.

Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule: Job 29-30 Saturday: Jeremiah 12-16 Sunday: Mark 9-10   I love this illustration that I read. Thomas Edison, the prolific American inventor, suffered a devastating loss one night in December 1914. His laboratory and facility were damaged by fire. Most of his projects were destroyed. Almost one million dollars’ worth of…