Can anything good come out of mourning? By Don Ruhl To have paradise on earth, grieve. The Beatitudes in Matthew 5 widen the gulf between the disciple of Christ and the disciple of the world. In the second Beatitude, Jesus says, Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. (Mat. […]
Archive | March, 2012
God Bless America, America Bless God
Will God bless America, if America does not bless God? By Don Ruhl Irving Berlin introduced a prayer by saying, While the storm clouds gather far across the sea, Let us swear allegiance to a land that’s free, Let us all be grateful for a land so fair, As we raise our […]
The Glorious and Beautiful Throne of God
Let us journey with John to the throne room of God By Don Ruhl In Revelation 4:1–3, John receives an invitation to see the glorious beauty of God. The invitation begins with these words, After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. And the first voice which I heard was […]
The Public Reading of Scripture
By Don Ruhl Nehemiah 8.1 says: “Now all the people gathered together as one man in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate; and they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded Israel.” Why did the Jews ask […]
A Beautiful Bride
A woman’s beauty is unsurpassed on her wedding day. Likewise, the church will be beautiful beyond description at her marriage supper. By Don Ruhl The Wedding Is a Special Moment for the Groom Friends try to joke with him, but he does not laugh as he normally does. He might not even hear what they […]
To Have Paradise on Earth: Beg
Are beggars in paradise? By Don Ruhl The introduction to the world’s greatest sermon begins like this, Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those […]
More Than Dominators
By Don Ruhl Christians are more than conquerors, according to Romans 8, “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (v. 37). Going back to verse 31, Paul stated all the wonderful things that Christians have and then asked two critical questions, “What then shall we say […]
Do You Know the Other Names of These Well-Known People and Places?
By Don Ruhl Often our Bible classes take on a serious and intense mode, which is the way it should be. However, it is also healthy and enjoyable to see the Bible in a light way as well. Recently I taught my adult Bible class wanting to take a break from looking at […]
What Is the Church to Do with Misconduct?
This is a review of an article in the Gospel Advocate that maintains some sinful behavior is mental illness and that the church should not discipline these people By Don Ruhl The Herald and News (Klamath Falls, Oregon) of May 22, 2002 (page 12), carried an article titled: “Kip Kinkel sentence appealed.” EUGENE (AP)—Advocacy groups […]
Loving to Have the Preeminence
By Don Ruhl A. T. Robertson, a famous Greek Scholar and Baptist preacher, once wrote an article about Diotrephes, the man who is rebuked in Third John, and 25 Baptist deacons resigned from various churches, because they thought that Mister Robertson was writing about them. Perhaps this attitude of loving to have the […]
