Isaiah 3-4, Galatians 6 • Key Verse: Galatians 6:9 Two words that will get a person to wake up early on a Saturday morning are “garage sales.” Two other words are “farmers’ market.” Both have their own appeal, but there is something extra special about fresh fruits and vegetables, picked...

Isaiah 1-2, Galatians 5 • Key Verse: Isaiah 1:15 It seems inconceivable to think that God would not listen to our prayers, yet there are times when that is exactly the case. Our concept of God is that He always hears, always listens, but that is an incomplete concept. It...

Song of Solomon 6-8, Galatians 4 • Key Verse: Galatians 4:15 Paul asked the Galatians an agonizing and penetrating question, “What has happened to all your joy?” Biblical Christianity allows us to live life to the fullest extent intended by God, a life of blessing, one that is to be...

Song of Solomon 4-5, Galatians 3 Key Verse: Song of Solomon 4:11 Try to go a day without any sugar. That might be close to impossible! There is sugar or a sweetener of some form in many of the things we eat. Read the labels and you may be amazed....

Song of Solomon 1-3, Galatians 2 • Key Verse: Galatians 2:16 Those who are taught how to teach will sooner or later hear that “repetition aids learning.” Repeat your point, in a different way, restating it so your hearers will have more than one opportunity to learn the lesson. Sometimes...

Ecclesiastes 10-12, Galatians 1 • Key Verse: Ecclesiastes 12:13 Sometimes we need to be reminded of the importance of KISS. That word can be an acronym reminding us to “Keep It Short” or “Keep It Simple.” I know that is only “KIS,” but I prefer to leave off the last...

Ecclesiastes 7—9, 2 Corinthians 13 • Key Verse: Ecclesiastes 9:12 Sophisticated forecasting devices warn us when storms move into our area. Efforts are continually made to improve the equipment and techniques so we can receive even more accurate information. Long gone are the days of looking at the sky and...

Ecclesiastes 4-6, 2 Corinthians 12 • Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 12:9 As usual, strength is “in.” Join the fitness center, work out, eat right, take supplements, be strong. Then be self-reliant, capable, assured, accomplished, using your connections and abilities to get where you want to be. Overcome your weaknesses and...

Ecclesiastes 1-3, 2 Corinthians 11:16-33 Key Verse: Ecclesiastes 1:15 A bundle of studs delivered to a building site will invariably have some boards that are twisted, and no amount of nails seems to be sufficient to straighten them Then there is the frustration of running out of nails. “How many...

Proverbs 25-26, 2 Corinthians 9 • Key Verses: Proverbs 26:20-21 A few years ago my wife and I decided to make the change from charcoal to liquid propane gas. We enjoy grilling and opted for convenience over taste. The flavor, in our humble palettes’ opinion, is better with charcoal, but...