Jump Start # 2118
Jump Start # 2118 John 11:36 “So the Jews were saying, “See how He loved him.” Our verse today follows the shortest verse in the Bible, John 11:35. Just about everyone knows this verse and it was a favorite to memorize because there are only two words, “Jesus wept.” The occasion was at the tomb […]
Jump Start # 2117
Jump Start # 2117 Hebrews 9:27 “And inasmuch as it is appointed for me to die once and after this comes judgment.” Our Jump Start yesterday dealt with the topic of suicide. That prompted one of our readers to ask me about cremation. That’s not typically a “devotional” topic, but it is of interest to […]
Jump Start # 2116
Jump Start # 2116 Hebrews 9:27 “And inasmuch as it is appointed for men t die once and after this comes judgment.” The news report yesterday brought the sad story of fashion designer Kate Spade’s death. At the age of 55, she took her life. Famous, rich, living in a place where most of us […]
Jump Start # 2115
Jump Start # 2115 1 Corinthians 14:25 “the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship god, declaring that God is certainly among you.” In a time of spiritual gifts, Paul was showing the value of prophecy over speaking in tongues. One valid point, made here in […]
Jump Start # 2114
Jump Start # 2114 Ezekiel 33:6 “But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I shall require from the watchman’s hand.” Our verse […]