And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write… – Revelation 3:1, KJV According to Meander Travel: The fifth letter of St. John to the seven churches was to the ancient and historic city of Sardis… The acropolis [the upper fortified part of an ancient city] was built about 1500 feet above the plain… Continue reading Watch out where you drop your helmet.
Category: Diligence
Do you have the right keystone habit?
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. – Daniel 6:10, KJV According to Charles Duhigg, author of… Continue reading Do you have the right keystone habit?
After the flu, what do you do?
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.- Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, King James Version (KJV) Imagine you are of college… Continue reading After the flu, what do you do?
That’s a lot of shoes!
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. – Proverbs 22:29, King James Version (KJV) According to Forbes.com: Michael Jordan has been out of the NBA as a player since his retirement from the Washington Wizards in 2003. Yet by at least one measure, it… Continue reading That’s a lot of shoes!
Blind justice.
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. – Proverbs 24:10, KJV Philippians 2:13 teaches us that the will and the power to live the victorious Christian life doesn’t come from us; it comes from God. However, the choice to access God’s power so that we can persevere is ours. If we… Continue reading Blind justice.
How’s that gluttony coming?
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. – 1 Corinthians 9:25, KJV In Matthew 6:20, Christ admonished us to lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven. One such treasure is the incorruptible crown, which He awards for those… Continue reading How’s that gluttony coming?
A hard day’s work fulfills the two Great Commandments?
And let our own [people really] learn to apply themselves to good deeds (to honest labor and honorable employment), so that they may be able to meet necessary demands whenever the occasion may require and not be living idle and uncultivated and unfruitful lives. – Titus 3:14, Amplified Bible (AMP) The Bible is filled with verses that teach against idleness.… Continue reading A hard day’s work fulfills the two Great Commandments?
Be wary of the open door theorem.
In the film Monumental, Kirk Cameron investigates the principles upon which the United States of America was founded. While researching the history of the English Pilgrims, Cameron discovered the depth of the hardships the Pilgrims faced. As Cameron relates: The Church of England had as its head the Monarch of England. Leaving the Church, which is what… Continue reading Be wary of the open door theorem.
What treasures?
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven… – Matthew 6:20, KJV When Christ admonished us to lay up for ourselves treasures in Heaven, to what “treasures” was He referring? One such treasure is the crown of life, awarded to those who are faithful to Christ even in the face of temptation and persecution. James… Continue reading What treasures?
How does your life compare to J.C.’s?
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. – Matthew 5:16, KJV In late 2013, J.C. (John Cecil) Stroble passed away at the age of 71. For 57 years, beginning at the young age of 14, Stroble worked at The Beacon… Continue reading How does your life compare to J.C.’s?