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The righteous considers the cause of the poor, [But] the wicked does not understand [such] knowledge. Proverbs 29:7 NKJV Over the past few decades, a movement within Christianity has arisen teaching that the Christian faith should be defined by acts of compassion, by a new focus on "social...

Sunday, April 9, 2017, 9:20 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Oh, To Be Like Thee.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Zechariah 7 (NASB). Or, For Ourselves? (vv. 1-7) In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth...

Thursday, September 1, 2016, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “As the Deer.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Revelation 2:1-7 (ESV). “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven...

Saturday, June 4, 2016, 5:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Oh, To Be Like Thee.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Corinthians 9 (ESV). The Grace of Giving (summary 2 Co. 8:1-9:5) Paul addressed the Corinthian church here in the matter of giving generously to fellow...

Sunday, March 20, 2016, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Jesus Paid It All.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 13:1-17 (ESV). He Loved His Own (vv. 1-4) Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this...

After Jesus had died and had risen from the grave he appeared to his disciples multiple times. On one of these occasions he appeared to a small number of them while they were out fishing. The disciples came ashore, Jesus fed them breakfast, and then Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of...

Monday, April 6, 2015, 7:45 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Now Abiding.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 21:15-23 (ESV). Jesus Christ, God the Son, was crucified, buried and was resurrected back to life. After he was raised from the dead, he appeared to many...

Go to the ant , thou sluggard consider her ways, and be wise Proverbs 6:6 This is from a poster I have at home for my older children. It is called the 'Go to the Ant Chart' It has eleven sections - each containing some very simple thought provoking questions fit for adults as well as children I...