In Matthew 4:19, Jesus tells his disciples to follow him and become fishers among men. As fishermen, they were used to spending many hours at sea catching large quantities of fish with nets or using a line to catch fish…
Last Sunday, Steve presented a two-part lesson on two of the characteristics of God: His goodness and His severity. Steve’s lessons reminded me of something Christy and I would tell our children as we parented them through the years, which…
Christy and I have 4 daughters. When they were very young, we started teaching them 3 very basic but critical lessons: 1) listen for the sound of my voice, 2) come when I call, and 3) do what I ask…
The beginning of Joshua chapter 15 explains the territory Joshua is dividing for the tribe of Judah obtained through their conquest and God’s promise. At the end of the chapter, there is a subtle mention in the last verse that…
The story is told of a lady who walked into a pharmacy and asked the pharmacist if he had a cure for the hiccups. The pharmacist said, “I sure do,” and immediately and unexpectedly yelled, “boo!” at the top of…
By Steve Higginbotham “[God] made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” (2 Corinthians 3:6). A common application of the above passage…
