By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice and he that begets a wise child shall have joy of him. Thy father and thy mother shall be glad that she bear thee and she that… Read More ›
Christianity
Attention, World! Jesus Christ Does Not Need Your Approval!
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust… Read More ›
Whose wisdom do you seek first?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: If Jesus Christ is Lord… Read More ›
It’s an inside job
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. Matthew 23:26 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: What happens when we try to help others? In today’s… Read More ›
Insight—your reward for obedience
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of My Father I have made known… Read More ›
‘Free love’—fact or fantasy?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous. 1 John 5:3 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: One of the most prevalent ideas of the 1960s was the idea… Read More ›
Don’t judge—forgive
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven. Luke 6:37 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: The apostle Paul, writing to the church in Ephesus, reminds… Read More ›
Got faith strong enough to save you?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: The devil is wickedly clever… Read More ›
How the 23rd Psalm Can Make a Personal Impact on us
The 23rd Psalm By Lyle J. Rapacki, Ph.D. Most likely you know the 23rd Psalm, especially as someone reads it aloud you echo along in your mind. What a comforting Psalm David speaks as he experiences great hardship even leading… Read More ›
Emotional Experiences Are Not a Sign of Spiritual Maturity
By Dr. Donald Whitchard By nature and development of character over the years, I am not what you would refer to as an emotional person. Now, you would think that emotions make up a part of what God expects of… Read More ›
Yes, We Need Each Other
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” Hebrews 10:25 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: To exhort is to… Read More ›
Feel backed into a corner?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Where are… Read More ›
Are you working toward holiness?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: “For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon… Read More ›
God’s love redeems you
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for He hath visited and redeemed His people. Luke 1:68 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Hymn writer Fanny Crosby wrote, “Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it! Redeemed by the blood of… Read More ›
Are you only infatuated with God?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 1 John 4:8 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Wisdom is not gained by seeing the works of God. It is gained by knowing the ways of God. When the Israelites were… Read More ›
Who are you when no one’s looking?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Philippians 2:12 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: “While I’m… Read More ›
A Licentious Nation of Pretend Christians
By Rob Pue, Publisher Wisconsin Christian News Once upon a time, not so long ago, JUNE was known as “Dairy Month” here in Wisconsin. I suppose other states had similar celebrations related to what their states were known for…. Read More ›
New Mercies, New Health, New Objectives
By Dr. Donald Whitchard “Bless the LORD, o my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, o my soul, and forget not all His benefits, Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all… Read More ›
Joy or Sadness—You Get to choose
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 1 John 4:9 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: In his book You Can… Read More ›
Are You Ignoring Buried Treasure?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when His… Read More ›
How to guide your child through the sexual maze
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Christian young people have asked… Read More ›
Parents, you can’t be cowards
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: Thou shalt keep therefore His statutes, and His commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days… Read More ›
Is anything absolutely true?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him. Proverbs 30:5 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Postmodernism tells us there is no absolute truth. Whatever you believe is okay. Whatever… Read More ›
Are you worried about your past, present and future?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:… Read More ›
The Effective Weapon of Selective Outrage
By Dr. Donald Whitchard One of the most thought-provoking books that I have ever read or owned was a work by the late Christian philosopher and theologian Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984) entitled How Then Shall We Now Live? The thesis of… Read More ›
Any proof Jesus rose from the dead?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are… Read More ›
Was Jesus just a religious fanatic?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain…. you are yet in your sins. 1 Corinthians 15:14, 17 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: It’s an unthinkable question: what if there… Read More ›
Defeat death—secure your future
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam… Read More ›
What are you worth to God?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: Surely He hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities. The… Read More ›
Does God really love you?
By Adrian Rogers BIBLE MEDITATION: And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him. Luke 23:33 DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT: Calvary, the spot where Jesus carried our sins to the cross, had another name, “Golgotha” (“the… Read More ›