Faith is like a hot meal, it is meant to be hot! (Idea prompted by: “A Hot Faith,” by J. Randal Matheny in Forthright, July 20, 2009, http://forthright.net/2009/07/20/a_hot_faith/) By Don Ruhl Do you like: Cold French fries? Cold black coffee? Do you like it when the restaurant server fails to bring the food as […]
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$3.00 Worth of God
How much of God would you like to have? By Don Ruhl My fellow-laborers in the gospel in Grants Pass at the time, Nathan and Dara House did not believe that I would do it. When we entered the Christian bookstore in downtown Grants Pass, they got away from me quickly, but they remained […]
Talking With Atheists and Evolutionists
By Don Ruhl We Must Speak With All People Peter said by the Spirit, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear” (1Pe 3.15). Speaking with people […]
Help in Trouble, Psalm 46
Where is God when I am in trouble? Psalm 46 Where is God when I am in trouble? He is in the same place that He is when I am doing well. Therefore, the question ought to be, Do I know where God is? And, where am I in my thinking? Who do I […]
Your Life
What Jesus thinks about your life Matthew 6.25–34 By Don Ruhl What is going to happen to us? Are we going to be able to eat? Will we have clothes to put on? The Sermon on the Mount shows that Jesus knows we worry about such things, and He tells what not to do […]
Some Things America Needs to Know
Some things America can learn from her economic crisis By Don Ruhl The Israelites left Egypt partly because of religious persecution and headed for the Promised land. The journey for the Israelites toward becoming a nation was not easy, but if they followed the Lord, He promised to be with them and to bless them. […]
God, the Economy, and You
What shall we do in the day of adversity? By Don Ruhl Reading Scripture and learning from world history, I have been wondering when a depression or depression-like times would strike again! Are we headed in that direction? No one knows for some of the reasons I will reveal. Beware of watching too much […]
The Judge of the Judges, Psalm 58
Who judges the judges? Psalm 58 By Don Ruhl Images of speaking newborns, poisonous serpents, deaf cobras, broken lion’s teeth, flowing water, cut up arrows, melting snails, stillborn children, pots over a fire of thorns, whirlwinds, and washing feet in blood fill Psalm 58. One commentator said, “The 11 verses of the psalm are […]
Does Our Community Know About Us?
What reasons do we give outsiders for being members of the church? By Don Ruhl Why should someone check out your congregation? I asked that in a Bible class once and an answer came back that we have the truth. However, everyone claims that. So then, why should the outsider be attracted to us? […]
Presenting Ourselves Properly in Worship
There are proper ways to present ourselves before God when we worship Him By Don Ruhl During worship, God watches…listens…and reads our thoughts. How then should we worship? How then should we present ourselves to God in worship? What should be the condition of our hearts? What should be our thoughts? What should our […]
