II Corinthians 9:4, "Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting." This morning, people can many times generate an "us vs. them" mentality that is destructive to growth and development.  Office environments where groups and clicks [...]

John 19:11, "Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin." This morning, confusion abounds about the working of God and the responsibility of man.  The ditches on both sides are full of people that [...]

Matthew 22:29, "Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God." This morning, many undervalue and underestimate the same two things that Jesus referenced above: scriptures and the power of God.  Recent days display man's utter disdain for the Holy Bible, and regardless of the circumstances, [...]

Ecclesiastes 7:10, "Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this." This morning, much ado is made about how things are, how things were, and how things probably will be.  Honestly, no one can accurately predict future details, and equally certain, [...]

Proverbs 6:6-8, "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." This morning, for all the rapid, fast-paced items of life, man is by and large lazier today than he was in [...]

Psalm 107:27-28, "They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.  Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses." This morning, we live in a world of confusion.  As the moments of life tick by, people as a [...]

Job 17:9, "The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger." This morning, the thoughts before us and the writing style of this little piece will be quite different from most of our other efforts.  Several years ago, Elder Adam Green wrote an outstanding short [...]

Job 4:7, "Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?" This morning, man continues to have misguided and skewed thoughts on his existence and the interaction of God with His people in the earth.  Today, man suffers even moreso with a lack of understanding since he lightly [...]

II Thessalonians 3:13, "But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing." This morning, one of the hardest things to determine sometimes is if we are going in the right way.  With so many influences on a daily basis, we may get to the point of doubting and second-guessing our actions, decisions, and motives.  After [...]

Ephesians 1:7, "In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;" This morning, there are still opponents to the doctrines of grace as espoused by the Bible's teachings.  Some of these enemies are enemies to the cross of Christ in general that do not have [...]

I Samuel 25:41, "And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord." This morning, we live in a very self-centered world.  Turn on the television, listen to the radio, or just play interested [...]

II Corinthians 5:7, "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:) This morning, the "image is everything" motto is alive and well.  People seem – more than ever – drawn to aesthetically pleasing things.  Whether the pursuit is the looks of youth, wealth of the world, or the praise of men, society today desires above [...]

I Timothy 6:20-21, "O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith.  Grace be with thee.  Amen." This morning, old and young alike have had to deal with controversies and differences of opinions.  Little [...]

Leviticus 17:11, "For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul." This morning, much ado is made about the state of man and how to [...]

Acts 2:32-33, "This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.  Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear." This morning, actions or events can be the manifestation of [...]

John 12:10-11, "But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus." This morning, the world we live in likes to "tamper" with the evidence.  When evidence mounts to oppose someone's opinion or position, they sometimes [...]

John 1:47, "Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" This morning, we see Scriptural prophecy and testimony being manifested and confirmed over and over again.  When certain things occur in our world that the Bible told us would either come or remain here, [...]

II Corinthians 11:28, "Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches." This morning, life can be much like the songwriter declared a "tangle of toil and care, doubts and dark fears so hard to bear."  Satan's devices today are the same as they were at [...]

Luke 16:31, "And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead." This morning, we live in a "not good enough" world.  Economically, people's financial situation is never good enough as they always want more.  Socially, people complain about things not [...]

I Thessalonians 5:19, "Quench not the Spirit." This morning, what drives us and "lights our fire?"  When you meet people, it really does not take long to discover where their highest interest lies.  Generally speaking, things that people want to talk the most about are things that really get them going.  Whether they want to [...]

This subject is by request. Deuteronomy 7:3-4, "Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.  For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD [...]

Hebrews 9:28, "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." This morning, many live in a state of confusion about what is coming with the eventual return of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  Too [...]

This morning, we desire to write perhaps the most unique entry of our Morning Thoughts.  To ensure that offense is driven away, we plainly state at the outset that this is a piece of satire, which is meant to be read, noting the humour but also digesting the thought being considered.  In no way does [...]

Leviticus 10:1-2, "And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not." This morning, people like to minimize the importance of truly important concepts.  Most of the time, the minimizing is [...]

Exodus 36:7, "For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much." This morning, problems abound in the world in which we live.  Scripture declares that the root of all evil is a love of money. (I Timothy 6:10) With all of the economic problems today, can we [...]

Genesis 24:67, "And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death." This morning, people fail to grasp certain concepts since they are ignorant as to the source or root cause of them.  For example, many [...]

Genesis 24:6, "And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again." This morning, much of life varies from one's perspective.  Two people can look at an identical object (like a painting) and walk away with completely different ideas of what they saw and how to describe it.  Sometimes, the [...]

Psalm 115:8, "They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them." This morning, society is sadly shifting in many different and crumbling ways.  Due to the constant press of the world against the church, these crumbling and devalued mindsets sometimes infringe on the thinking of good-minded people.  One [...]

Matthew 16:12, "Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees." This morning, two concepts that perpetuate themselves never cease to amaze me: 1. how relative the Bible stays day after day and year after year, and 2. [...]

This subject is by request. Ecclesiastes 3:8, "A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace." This morning, we feel impressed to write a very different type of segment than usual.  Due to a subject request and hearing a wonderful sermon last night on "Balance," we [...]

John 14:4, "And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know." This morning, many tout the name of Christ without admitting and freely confessing His power and authority.  While they pay lip service to the person of Christ, their belief system and structure patently denies the power of God, sacrifice of Jesus Christ, [...]

Mark 9:17-18, "And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and [...]

Mark 6:52, "For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened." This morning, certain circumstances can eventually lead to other things.  Perhaps one of the most detrimental things about lying and falsehood is that it breeds more sin.  Lies lead to other lies, and even lead to other sins as [...]

Zechariah 11:17, “Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.” This morning, certain things – as the old saying goes – “get our goat” here in this [...]

Luke 12:51-53, "Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth?  I tell you, Nay; but rather division:  For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.  The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against [...]

John 17:15, I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil." This morning, the world waxes worse and worse due to the problematic seducers that inhabit it.  While we understand from Scripture that men by nature are no less totally depraved than since [...]

II Corinthians 11:3, "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ." This morning, true contentment wanes daily.  When something simple and yet profound comes along, man will many times reject the thought outright due to [...]

Jeremiah 23:7-8, "Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and [...]

Isaiah 49:16, "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me." This morning, very few things occur in the world that fill the heart with peace or swell the soul with joy.  Because sin and its effects ravage the world in which we live, confusion and sorrow [...]

Isaiah 28:9-10, "Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.  For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:" This morning, our mind inclines once [...]

Galatians 6:9, "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." This morning, life is a constant tangle of toil and care.  Without concerted effort on a regular, consistent basis, we fall victim to sorrow, anxiety, and heartache.  Even though grief and loss are [...]

James 5:17, "Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months." This morning, the walk of faith contains the same difficulties as ever.  Too oftentimes in a changing [...]

This subject is by request. This morning, the concept of sin brings about heated debate from both extremes.  In the ever-crumbling morals of the world, less and less of what the Bible declares as sinful is viewed as such.  For example, sins of the Bible are simply termed "lifestyles" nowadays.  Two generations – or at [...]

I Timothy 3:8, 11, "Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;" "Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things." This morning, an ever-increasing rate of sin plagues the world.  As Scripture faithfully records for us, the successive generations [...]

  Brethren,   It is not often anymore that I write anything of a poetical nature, but this morning am posting a poem that I wrote several days ago.    When life's pleasures I come to crave,   Remember this – O my soul – He died to save!   Though often I know I [...]

This morning, our mind turns to the subject and usage of the term perseverance.  While this term has – in recent years – actually gone up in usage frequency in popular culture, it remains a somewhat challenged piece of theological ground for many groups.  The term basically means that steady, persistent behaviour keeps someone in [...]

This morning, our thoughts have turned to the Biblical term of the will.  In Scripture, the word "will" is oftentimes used in verb form by saying, "I will do…"  Yet, Scripture oftentimes uses the word "will" in noun form to reference something that is perhaps one of the hardest concepts of Scripture for many people [...]

This morning, I am of a mind to perhaps write a series of articles on Biblical terminology.  Should this series of writings prove fruitful, the hope for each segment will not be a simple observation of the definition, etymology, and mood of the word.  Rather, taking those basic principles of the word, the hope is [...]

  Mark 15:39, "And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God." This morning, evidence is often deceiving.  When sportscasters talk about upcoming games or sporting events, they many times will predict with near [...]

Galatians 1:11, "But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man." This morning, we continue to examine some things that go against the grain of the conventional wisdom of man.  Two of the paramount teachings of Scripture are that 1. God is a rational being that works [...]

Ecclesiastes 8:11, "Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil." This morning, modern man sadly believes himself "enlightened" and "civilly advanced."  Many social and government programs in existence today were unheard of 50 or 100 years ago, [...]

Psalm 78:41, "Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel." This morning, society increasingly slides downward in many directions.  Oftentimes we see and hear the moral decline and degradation that goes on around us.  Yet, one way that modern humanity continues to decline – though it is not often [...]

Psalm 34:8, "O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."   This morning, there is much about the spiritual kingdom that the world has never nor will ever understand.  To see the kingdom by spiritual sense, many times we have to remove the natural perceptions of [...]

Nehemiah 8:10, "Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength." This morning, sometimes we judge things based [...]

Ezra 9:8, "And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place that our God may lighten our place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in [...]

II Chronicles 19:2, "And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD." This morning, certain subjects seem to stir the emotional juices more than others. [...]

John 20:4-6, "So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie," This [...]

I Corinthians 13:11, "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things." This morning, there are benefits and drawbacks to each stage of life. One of the benefits of youth is the vitality [...]

Mark 14:9, "Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her." Man spends much time raising monuments and other such things to commemorate his existence and cement his "legacy" for years to come. Natural [...]

II Thessalonians 2:1-2, "Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand." [...]

Genesis 43:9, "I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:" Many times people fail to consider the consequences of their actions or a line of thinking. For example, signing the [...]

Exodus 14:2-3, "Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in." This morning, man [...]

Romans 10:10, "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." This morning, many times man says "too much" for the position that he tries to take. Have you ever talked with someone and caught several contradictions within one conversation? Perhaps they made excuse for not doing [...]

Luke 12:25, "And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?" This morning, man continually likes to ignore limitations and restrictions. Today's world could aptly be described as "unrestricted pleasure seeking." Today's motto seems to be, "If you want it, get it. If it feels good, do it." Some today [...]

Acts 9:15, "But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:" This morning, we take many daily events for granted. Lost in the hustle and bustle of today's "fast lane society" is the [...]

Amos 4:11, "I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD." This morning, professing Christians ignore two important Scriptural tenets: salvation by grace alone and the importance of organized, public, and [...]

Daniel 2:30, "But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart." This morning, what drives most of the modern world [...]

John 9:6-7, "When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came [...]

Isaiah 41:1, “Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.” This morning, discretion becomes harder and harder to find with each passing day. Modern society – now more than ever – has lost the art [...]

Hebrews 12:24, “And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.” This morning, the rapid decay of the world sometimes lends to improper perspectives about God-honouring subjects. Quite often today, people mistake lust for love, happiness for joy, wishes for hopes, [...]

Matthew 6:9, “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”This morning, society still enjoys and prefers image and attitude rather than substance and character. Have you ever heard someone say, “Well I may not like the way he is, but I sure like the way he does [...]

Galatians 3:8, “And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.” This morning, society chooses to impugn standards by either ignoring them, replacing them with inferior ones, or believing there are no standards whatsoever. A standard is something [...]

Galatians 1:8-9, “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.” [...]

Psalm 106:4-5, “Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.” This morning, ease of communication lends to lack [...]

Acts 20:13, “And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, mindful himself to go afoot.” This morning, living in our fast-paced world at times seems to suffocate and smother every drop of time in our lives. Have you ever had days or [...]

Matthew 19:28, “And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”This morning, sometimes verses in Holy Writ are ignored [...]

John 10:28-30, “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one.” This morning, [...]

Luke 11:34-35, “The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.” This morning, our society drives [...]

II Timothy 4:2, “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.” This morning, honesty with source material is pivotal to credible presentation. When someone presents a paper or some other work, they will cite other works that were utilized in the construction of the paper, [...]

Numbers 24:7, “He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.” This morning, there is much happening in the world that we could be disheartened about. When each passing day is marked by [...]

Ecclesiastes 12:1, “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;” This morning, the world praises youth and its vitality, beauty, and perceived innocence. While there are quite a few benefits to youth, [...]

Psalm 90:8, “Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.” Psalm 19:13, “Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.” This morning, faults continually plague man, [...]

Psalm 17:15, “As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.” Philippians 4:11, “Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” This morning, terms are often confused, incorrectly interchanged, or perhaps [...]

John 11:43, “And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.” This morning, language still has meaning. One of the earliest lessons about the Bible that I was taught as a little boy from my natural father was, “You can never hope to know what the Bible means if [...]

John 11:42-43, “And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.” This morning, motives are difficult to detect. When a person’s [...]

Psalm 22:30-31, “A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.” This morning, two blessed Biblical subjects press upon our mind, and they also happen to be two of [...]

Mark 6:31, “And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.” This morning, we attempt writing upon a subject we have never written about before. Looking at the world around [...]

Job 9:34-35, “Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me: Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.” This morning, God receives less respect from the world at large than perhaps any other time in recent history. While the wicked, ungodly, [...]

II Timothy 2:15, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” This morning, feelings of entitlement abound. Modern day society deems hard work and sustained, long-term effort to be needless. Rather, society thinks that things are “deserved” and not “worked at.” While [...]