My great-grandmother, Ms Julia Louise Croslin, better known to all of my family as Mammaw, was full of wisdom. And one of her favorite lines of wisdom was delivered with a good Southern dialect rhyme, “Those that can’t be to’d must be showed.” What Mammaw was getting at is that some people are too hard-headed…
The Bible in Proverbs 10:6 says, “Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.” The second half of that proverb tells us something profound: deceit is a regular feature and a common tactic of wickedness. Wickedness often runs behind deceit so that it can get by with…
The book of Proverbs is full of wisdom. It was written to people who were primarily farmers. They raised what they ate. And so, a lot of the wisdom is communicated through agricultural allusions. Today’s piece of wisdom is a good example of this. Proverbs 10:5 says, “He who gathers in summer is a prudent…
If I were to get you a gift card to your favorite restaurant, where would that be? And what would you order? Mine would be Outback, and I would order that big, ol’ bone-in ribeye cooked medium, with steak fries, and a great big blooming onion. Oh, my goodness, that meal is so good it’ll…
I hope all you mommas had a wonderful Mother’s Day! Where would we be without our mommas? What did you do over the weekend to bless your momma? Proverbs 10:1 tells us a great way to bless both our mom and our dad, and here’s the best part: it doesn’t cost a thing. It says,…
One of the tougher passages of Scripture is found in 1 John 5:16–17, “If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say…
One year back about 15 years ago when I was pastor at a church in Tennessee, the Lord led me to organize our people to knock on the door of every house in our city. The city of Alexandria only has about 1,000 people in it. So, we just had a few hundred homes to…
One of my favorite verses from Scripture is from the Gospel of Luke, chapter 1. The angel Gabriel tells the virgin Mary that she’ll conceive and give birth to a child. This news greatly perplexes Mary because she’s never been with a man. And so, she asks, “How will this be, since I am a…
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but did you know that a day of judgment is coming? One day you and I and every person will stand before God as our judge, and we will be judged based on our obedience and disobedience to Him. How confident are you that God will…
Do you ever wish that you could see God? Boy, I do. Wouldn’t that be amazing if God manifested himself right here in this room? It would certainly be overwhelming and scary at first, but that would hopefully soon give way to wonder and amazement and joy. The Bible promises us that one day for…