This is no new passage, but it certainly is one that should truly make us think.  Proverbs 30:24 – 25 says, “There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer…” 1.) [...]

      The best Bible reading application for my iPad and iPhone is the Olive Tree Bible application.  It allows you to annotate, highlight, create notes from study and many more things.  One of the only challenges that I found was that when I would pull up my notes on my computer, I would [...]

      This past Monday, two men [Glen & Roland] from our church were walking the streets in Middletown.  They came within about 200 yards of Middletown Middle School when they found something that was terribly disturbing and very sad.  They came across a needle that had been left on the sidewalk.  There is [...]

      Proverbs 29:20 says, “Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.” We would not generally consider that a fool [silly or stupid] is an individual who has hope of a good end.  Here, when comparing between an individual who speaks [...]

      Thank you to everyone who participated in the Friday night Thanksgiving dinner at the Enabled Ministries.  Over forty individuals received a meal.  These forty, plus the ten workers represented over fifty individuals who took part in the evening. There was just enough food, and there were many new faces there.  Praise the [...]

      In his chapter entitled Thy Word is Truth, J.I. Packer emphasizes what it is to understand and obey God’s Word.  In closing the chapter he asks and answers a question in a very powerful and thought-provocative manner: What is a Christian?  Christians can be described from many angles, but from what we [...]

      J.I. Packer has a book entitled Knowing God.  Yes, it has been a best seller; but besides that he highlights Biblical truths about God, God’s nature, and man’s knowledge of God.  The distinction that is being made is between those who have a great deal of knowledge ABOUT God and those who [...]

      II Corinthians 12:7 – 10 says, “And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, [...]

      Isn’t everyone busy?  Of course they are.  At least this is what everyone seems to be saying.  With the busyness of schedules, it has become increasingly important to organize our days so that we do not waste away life; because when we speak of wasting time, we must understand that time is [...]

      Proverbs 16:18, “Pride goeth before destruction, And an haughty spirit before a fall.” Pride is arrogance, and it is a sin that we all struggle with on a daily basis.  Here are a few practical thoughts about how pride influences us: 1.  Pride is natural to the evil, human heart.  You do [...]