“You must not follow the crowd in doing wrong…” – Exodus 23:2. It is basically a rite of passage. At one time or another, one or both of your parents, will admonish you to not just “follow the crowd.” It made sense, who doesn’t want to be blazing their own path rather than following the path…
“About noontime Elijah began mocking them. “You’ll have to shout louder,” he scoffed, “for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself. Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!” – 1 Kings 18:27. It often takes real character to be the…
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (ESV) There are many people who have a hard time feeling comfortable and moving forward if things are not “just so.”Even after years of experience dealing with large, medium and small hurdles, they…
“Few things are more infectious than a godly lifestyle. The people you rub shoulders with everyday need that kind of challenge. Not prudish. Not preachy. Just cracker jack clean living. Just honest to goodness, bone – deep, non-hypocritical integrity.” – Chuck Swindoll There are a lot of ways to look at integrity, but perhaps the…
“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” – Romans 12:2. Romans 12:2 is one of the best known verses in the…