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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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. […]
Are You Focused?
How to be successful through any event in life Proverbs 4.20–27 By Don Ruhl General Sherman wanted the Civil War to end quickly. Therefore, he used the “scorched Earth” policy, destroying the supplies and infrastructure of the South effectively as he headed for his goal. Nothing deterred him as he focused on breaking the morale […]
Shammua and His Brethren
You know them, but not by their names By Don Ruhl While the Shang dynasty was making its mark in China and while Pharaoh Amenhotep’s II was making his mark in Egypt (because he was the Pharaoh of the Exodus), some men made their mark on Israel. You know these men, but not by […]
When Trouble Overwhelms You, Psalm 55
When Troubles Overwhelm You What do you do when troubles drown you? Psalm 55 By Don Ruhl For David in Psalm 55, “Troubles around him (vv. 1–3), terrors within him (vv. 4–5), and treachery next to him (vv. 12–15, 21) combined to make David wish he could get away from it all (v. 6)” […]
God and You
Focus on what God can do, not on what you cannot do By Don Ruhl The basis for this article was a chart that I found at a church in Texas. No name was on the chart. I have also added my own material. We put the emphasis upon what we can or cannot do, […]
The Dangers of the Faith-Only Doctrine
By Don Ruhl In the January 2000 issue of The Berean Call (a free publication that is mailed out to over 16,000), Dave Hunt answered a question that shows the awkward and false positions the faith-only doctrine will lead a person. The Question After mentioning Hunt’s book The Nonnegotiable Gospel, a person wrote: …I […]
Who is a Christian?
By Don Ruhl The name “Christian” should paint a picture of goodness in our minds. Yet, it has been used loosely. The name “Christian” is used to describe anyone who has a religious inclination or was born in America or into a “Christian family.” This has complicated Christianity and softened its message. Christianity in […]
