Matthew 7:21-29
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian, was aware of the deception and delusion of his church tradition. He described their teaching as “ch...
Matthew 7:15-20
“If you are going to place poison on a shelf where you have healing medicines, you had better label it clearly.”
Life is full of warnings....
Matthew 7:13, 14
Our lives are filled with decisions. Choices come on a regular basis. But the decision to follow or not to follow Jesus is the most importan...
Matthew 7:7-12
An ancient rabbinic tale tells of how the spot for a temple was selected. Two brothers lived on adjacent farms, worked the fields, and divided...
Matthew 7:1-5
Psychologists tell us we use defense mechanisms to defend ourselves. One of them is projection or attributing to others the undesirable charact...
Matthew 6:25-34
A reporter once visited a widow who had raised six children and had adopted six more. He asked the woman how she had been able to this by her...
Matthew 6:19-24
Possessions can give us joy. Our possessions can help us make a status statement. They can also lead us into debt. Worse yet, they can steal ...
Matthew 6:16-18
The story is told of a financially depressed American couple living in Switzerland. They were involved in a program of study that lasted thre...
Matthew 6:9-15
John Hannah said, “The end of prayer is not so much tangible answers as a deepening life of dependency…The call to prayer is a call to love, s...
Matthew 6:9-15
Charles H. Spurgeon, a great English Baptist pastor, said, “A prayerless church member is a hindrance, he is in the body like a rotting bone, ...
Matthew 6:5-8
How does it work? Does it work? There is uncertainty, confusion, and comfort that surround any teaching on prayer.
If we major on the sovere...
Matthew 6:1-4
One of the most significant events of the late nineteenth century was urban and city growth. Immigrants and those from rural areas poured in. I...
Martin Wiles is an author, teacher, and freelance editor currently residing in Greenwood, South Carolina. He and his wife Michelle are founders and editors of Love Lines from God (www.lovelinesfromgod.com). Wiles has authored Grits & Grace & God and Grits, Gumbo, and Going to Church (Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas), Morning By Morning,Morning Serenity, Grace Greater Than Sin (America Star Books), Authentic Christianity (Smashwords) and is a contributing author in Penned from the Heart (Son-Rise Publications), and Rise (Chaplain Publishing). He has served as Regional Correspondent and Sunday school lesson writer for the Baptist Courier and also written for LifeWay’s Bible Studies for Life curriculum. He has also been published in Open Windows, Proclaim, The Secret Place, Upper Room, Light from the Word, Reach Out Columbia, Mustard Seed Ministries, Journey Christian Newspaper,Common Ground Herald, The Quiet Hour, and Power for Living. He is a regular contributor to Christian Devotions, and PCC Daily Devotions, and is a regular contributor for the Dorchester County Eagle Record, the Orangeburg County Times and Democrat, and the Greenwood County Index Journal. Wiles also serves as the Managing Editor for Christian Devotions and as an assistant Editor for Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolina. You can follow him @linesfromgod.
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