Turn On The Power When You Are In Trouble
Turn On The Power When You Are In Trouble Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. (James 5:13) The photographer for a national magazine was assigned to get photos of a great forest fire. Smoke at the scene hampered him and he asked his home office to hire a plane. Arrangements were made and [...]
Take Your Medicine
A cheerful heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22 A man walked by a table in a hotel and noticed three men and a dog playing cards. The dog appeared to be winning. “That must be a very smart dog,” the man commented. “He ain’t so smart,” said one of the players. “Every time he [...]
Don’t Be Deceitful
Don’t Be Deceitful JAMES 5:4 Good News Translation (GNT) 4 You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty. Not only does James exhort us to use the gifts, [...]
Weigh In
Daniel 5:27 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 27 ’TEKĒL’—you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient. A young psychology student serving in the Army decided to test a theory. Drawing kitchen duty, he was given the job of passing out apricots at the end of the chow line. He asked the first few soldiers that [...]
Be A Wiseguy
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. (Proverbs 4:7, ESV) So you want some wisdom? Then the way to have wisdom is to get it. That is a mighty fine piece of doublespeaking going on right there! How in the world are we going to accomplish this feat? One [...]