You should know the lengthy story of the Ark of the Covenant until it finally arrived in Solomon’s temple on Mt. Zion. The Ark contained the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments, Aaron’s rod with buds, and a pot of manna. It’s not a fable, as the history is well documented. The Babylonians destroyed the […]
Don Denton
Judging others
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Luke 6:37 NIV This statement by Jesus strikes home. Where do you encounter the most judgmental people? I suggest in churches. For incomprehensible reasons, church-going Christians are perhaps the worse. […]
Some old rules
Leviticus 19 NIV […]
Love and respect
“ . . . each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” Ephesians 5:33 NLT I’m certain you’ve heard some preacher inform a congregation that the Bible contains everything one needs to know to survive and thrive in this life and the next. The claim isn’t […]
Holy Spirit, enter in
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?” 1 Corinthians 6:19 NIV The Old Testament reveals that God communicated vocally with people numerous times. I imagine such occasions were met with sheer awe, deep humility, fear, excitement, confusion, doubt, and […]
Memorial Day
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 NIV Memorial Day is a sacred holiday in the United States. It’s not the marker for the school year ending, just a day off from work, the beginning of summer vacation, a chance to barbeque, to take a […]
Provision
The past 12 years my wife and I have lived adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s one of the most beautiful natural places on earth. This park possesses an incredible variety of flora and fauna–far more species than the entire continent of Europe. Yesterday we took a 6-1/2 hour birding hike […]
Big time questions
When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” Mark 12:34 NIV One of these days–and it’s not that far into the future for any of us–we may come face-to-face with Jesus Christ, and He may ask us a question. Do you find […]
What’s the Big Buddha in your life?
“You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an image . . . You shall not bow down to them or worship them . . .” Exodus 20:3-5 NIV I love Japan and its people. My feeling comes from visiting it 23 times and spending over a year of […]
Con men disciples?
“Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.” Matthew 10:1 NIV Had the disciples not witnessed the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, do you think they would have executed His directive to establish and grow Christianity? Of course […]