The Truly Natural Life is Loving God

To trust in the Lord with all our hearts (that is, with our whole being, mind and emotion) is not an unnatural thing. In fact, it’s the most natural thing in the world. It’s rebellion against this – against God – that’s actually unnatural. The person who...

Christ or Lies

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 This is one of the most famous passages in the famous book of Proverbs. In a way of seeing this...

National Day of Prayer Done Wrong

President Joe Biden has called, as is the U.S. custom on the first Thursday in May, for a national day of prayer. In the statement released by the White House, however, the president’s call to prayer is nothing of the sort. It isn’t, be sure, a prayer...

The Family

“A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.” Proverbs 19:13 “It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house with a quarrelsome wife.” Proverbs 21:9 “It is better to live in a desert land than with a...

False Government & Rulers

“Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.” Proverbs 29:26 God is the ultimate authority and there are no authorities or authority structures without Him (Romans 11:36; 13:1). The modern American, we should be clear, accepts as...

The Source of All Arguments

“If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.” Proverbs 29:9 The key to understanding what the Bible means when it tells us that arguing with a fool is a futile task is to know who a fool is. Foolishness, you see,...