"Do not grow weary of doing good..."

Why would he say that? -Because doing good involves... well, doing. And doing involves... well, weariness. And selflessness. And work. And time. And trouble. And risk.

BTW, it's easier not to. It's easier to focus on self. It's easier to look the other way. In fact, It's easier to not "do" at all.

It's easier to make excuses.

If I start "doing" -it may…

Life is full of choices to make. There are things that everyone must choose to do or not to do, places to decide to go or not to go, people to become friends with or to ignore. All sorts of choices, and many of them are difficult. The Lord spoke of a choice man has to make in Matthew 7:13-14. It says there, “Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is…

Exalting His Resurrection The central event in the history of mankind is the resurrection of Jesus. Without it, death is the victorious enemy of all mortals. Without it, death comes, and all our dreams, aspirations and future plans come to … Read More →

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Gary Kerr made a comment about this in the Sunday morning sermon, commenting that the majority is ALMOST always wrong, at least in the scriptures.

The book of Genesis records the history of a man named Noah, a righteous man who God instructed to build an ark because of a coming flood [no record of rain at this time]. Noah began building the ark and preaching repentance for more than 100 years. Noah and his family entered the ark as God instructed, saving themselves only because the majority would not repent and serve God. The majority was wrong and were destroyed…

The emergence of a viral epidemic in China quickly developed into the threat of a worldwide pandemic and prompted numerous warnings and appeals for extraordinary precautions in a concerted effort to slow or stop the spread of the pernicious virus. Certainly,…

ARE YOU INTOLERANT? I have been thinking about this issue quite a bit lately. I have been reflecting on the subtle, but substantial, redefining of the word in recent years. Have you noticed it, too? Today, we are told that we must be tolerant of all beliefs and behaviors.…

Who Gets the Family Farm? – Inheritance? It was that impromptu question from a listener which allowed Jesus to teach one of life’s greatest lessons. In Luke 12, we read of a massive, innumerable crowd where people were trampling over … Read More →

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Jeremiah and Impending Doom? From Jeremiah, chapters 29-32, we learn that God’s people had been scattered; with many of them living in legitimate captivity. Circumstances were definitely life and death serious. The times were so desperately perilous that for most … Read More →

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