You’ve experienced this, just as I have. You’re at the Sunday Bible class and the teacher asks for prayer requests. What dominates the list as it is assembled? You know the answer. Prayers for the sick. And I get it, because when I’m sick, I want others praying for me, as well.That said, do we find such an emphasis in the prayers mentioned within the New Testament, as the apostles and their associ...

“As each has received a gift use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks the oracles of God…” (I Peter 4:10, 11)An oracle is defined as: a person, offering wise counsel, prophecies, or predictions; or it is an authoritative or wise expression or answer. As the apostle Peter tells his readers, some are gifted with speaking and should speak ...

It was Jesus’ first miracle. Looking back, it might seem a little odd to us in modern America. Christians of our culture have often declared alcoholic drink as out of bounds. Not fit for “serious” Christians. And not without reason.  Alcoholism has ruined many.  Drunk driving has claimed too many lives. We are told by the apostle Paul not to get drunk on wine, but to have minds controlled by the H...