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Redemption of a Family: Problem Son

I Samuel 9:1-2; 15:26-28 We had a very interesting Sunday School lesson that got me thinking on a subject that I want to flesh out. That...

Jude: Relief

Jude 24-25 I just finished reading "The Hiding Place", which is the story of Corrie Ten Boom and her family as they hid Jews from the...

Jude: Development

Jude 20-23 I have heard of leaders that told their subordinates, "Do not come to me with a problem unless you have a solution". While we...

Jude: Divisive

Jude 16-19 When I was growing up, there was a kids' song called "Grumblers". The chorus went: "Oh they grumble on Monday, Tuesday, and...

Jude: Sharing Quotes

Jude 14-15 I love listening to preaching. I love reading books by preachers. Sometimes I read books by preachers from long ago. I like...

Jude: Fakers In The Church

Jude 12-13 Working at the prison, there was nothing worse than finding out a co-worker was working for the inmates. There was a sense of...

Jude: The Dispute (part 2)

Jude 8-11 Our last devotion covered the verses 8-9. People criticize morality and hate those who hold to morality. They defile...

Jude: The Dispute (part 1)

Jude 8-11 This is going to be a two part passage. There is simply too much to cover in this one thought in a single devotion. Jude is...

Jude: Unbelievers Then and Now

Jude 5-8 Though he is not writing about salvation specifically, Jude cannot help but differentiate between the just and the unjust. ...

Jude: Contend

Jude 3-4 As a pastor and as a teacher, there are lessons (messages) that I like to teach more than others. As a storyteller, I like to...

Jude: The Brother of James

Jude 1-3 This is one of the shortest "books" of the Bible. It is so short that it is not divided into multiple chapters. We must...

If Culture Is Broken, Then What?

Romans 12:1-3 I have written a total of 14 devotions on "Broken Culture". I could keep going, but I think we get the point. There is...

A Look At Broken Culture: Immigration

Romans 13:1-7; Deuteronomy 10:19-22 I was recently asked about immigration and deportation by a student. I explained the reason for...

A Look At Broken Culture: LGBTQIA2s+

Leviticus 20:13; Deuteronomy 22:5; I Corinthians 6:9-11, Romans 1:18-32 Typically. I try to start my devotions off with some story that...

A Look At Broken Culture: Relativism

Isaiah 5:20-21 There is no shortage of new ideas that discredit the Bible. People of influence have directly contradicted Jesus's claim...

A Look At Broken Culture: Cancel Culture

Matthew 24:10-12 Can you imagine having something from your past drug up to ruin your life? I'm so thankful that I did not grow up in...

A Look At Broken Culture: Abortion

Psalm 24:1; Deuteronomy 32:39; Exodus 20:13 If the overturning of Roe revealed anything, it was the religious devotion that the...

A Look At Broken Culture: Socialism

Matthew 6:19-21, 25-26, 31-34 Karl Marx was a slob and a bum. He tried to make a living by peddling his ideas, which resulted in his...

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Why “From the North”?

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Two verses inspire the title. First, Job 37:22 “Fair weather cometh out of the north:with God is terrible majesty”. Also, Proverbs 25:23 “The north wind driveth away rain:so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue”. In both verses, the wind from the North brings good weather.  As I pastor Northside Baptist Church, that is exactly what we want to do with this blog.  The words (wind) that leave our mouths should bring peace and hope for the day ahead.  As we share the Word of God, specifically the Gospel, our desire is to share the beautiful hope of a peaceful eternity to come when faith is placed in our Savior.  

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