by jbrackbill | Feb 26, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
This last Sunday morning during our Sunday School series through 2 Corinthians Nathanael Gentilhomme directed us to chapter 5 verses 11-16. In that text there is this verse: For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you (5:13)....
by jbrackbill | Feb 19, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
Pride is exalting one’s self above others and before God. Pride is ugly and is something that we can most readily see in others and most unfortunately miss in ourselves. Pride is like a chameleon in that it is remarkably adept at manifesting itself in many ways....
by jbrackbill | Feb 13, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
We have probably all been there. We are driving our car and a red light starts shinning on our dashboard. I do not know how you react to such things, but my first reaction is to think: “O well, those lights are wrong sometimes so it does not necessarily mean that...
by jbrackbill | Feb 5, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
Each week we gather corporately to worship God. It is very easy to forget the essence of what worship is. Soon it can become focused on external things like 11am, 6:30 pm, order of service, or certain practices. Obviously anyone can show up for such things and God...
by jbrackbill | Jan 29, 2013 | Devotional Thoughts
How do we know that the Bible is in fact God’s revelation? That is a loaded question and there are many helpful answers that we could consider, but I want to just encourage us with the implication of one particular verse in the gospel of Matthew. Remember this...
