On this day in history: In 1907, Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state. In 1915, Coca-Cola had its prototype for a countoured bottle patented. The bottle made its commercial debut the next year. And in 1952, in the Peanuts comic strip, Lucy first held a football for Charlie Brown. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Coffee Break”] 11…
Memorize Scripture: Philippians 3:8-9
Paul’s comments concerning the things that he once considered worthy and valuable have been forceful and solid. But with verse 8 and the phrase, “what is more”, they become even more so. Take a look at the passage in Philippians 3:8-9: [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Philippians 3:8-9″] Paul has a pedigree that would be the envy of…
Deepening Our Roots
The more I read the New Testament, the more I find that passion is an essential element of discipleship. Without passion, our faith could be seriously questioned. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Pine Tree”] Psalm 1 gives us an excellent image of what it means to be deeply rooted, to be spiritually passionate. In verse 3, the psalmist…
Book Review – Supernatural by Michael S. Heiser
For the past few months, I have been hearing a lot of hype about a couple of new books by Michael S. Heiser, The Unseen Realm and Supernatural. Both of these books are an examination of the unseen realty of the spiritual realm that we cannot see, but which is very real. The Unseen Realm…
Coffee Break – 11.09.2015
On this day in history: In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt left for Panama to see the progress on the new canal. It was the first foreign trip by a U.S. president. In 1961, Major Robert White flew an X-15 rocket plane at a world record speed of 4,093 mph. And in 1982, Sugar Ray Leonard…
Memorize Scripture: Philippians 3:7
Paul began the third chapter of Philippians by expressing how there is no use for confidence in the flesh. In the previous verses, he listed his own accomplishments, but here he makes it clear just how little it matters. See it for yourself in Philippians 3:7: [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” title=”Philippians 3:7″] Paul’s language in this passage…