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Wisdom MattersWhen do the zealous please God? Per Oxford Languages, the word zealous means “showing great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective.” When do the zealous please God? The answer: when the zealous pursue a right relationship with him as their King.God gave us his Son, Jesus, to “redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession.” The Holy God of the universe wanted us to be fit for heaven so that we could dwell in his perfection. Jesus gave his life so that we could live as the redeemed...
2025-08-2202 min
Wisdom MattersWhy did King Solomon please God? Solomon became the king of Israel when he was just a young man, probably around the age of twenty. His father, King David, even with his wrong choices, was considered a great leader of the nation. When Solomon was to become king, he went to Gibeon, the most sacred place at that time. (The temple in Jerusalem had not yet been built).Solomon “loved the Lᴏʀᴅ” (1 Kings 3:3) and went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices to the Lord on that altar. While in Gibeon, the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream saying, “Ask what I shall giv...
2025-08-2102 min
Wisdom MattersWhy do faithful, loving families please God? There was a time when families lived close to one another, worked together, knew one another, and knew they were to help one another through this life and until eternal life began. One of the challenges with God’s word is that many of us in this world, especially in American culture, do not live as families lived in the days of Scripture. But Paul’s words to Timothy should still be relied on as spiritual truth. Paul was teaching Timothy that Christians should honor and care for the “widows who are truly widows.”...
2025-08-2002 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is God pleased when we “fear” him? This verse needs to be “studied” and not just “read” as it is translated. A God who demands to be “feared” does not seem appealing to most people. When we are able to teach them that to “fear God” means to hold him in our hearts and minds with amazing awe, they can then understand why the psalmist said, “The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him.”Whenever we feel distanced from God or doubtful of his love and power, we need to take time to remember and trust that he has always been the God reveale...
2025-08-1902 min
Wisdom MattersWhy does our joy please God? One of the most pleasant sounds in this world is the laughter of a baby. It is the sound of “pure” joy. Every eye in the room will turn toward that child, looking to see and experience what has prompted his joy.Paul wrote Christian theology to the church in Rome. The book of Romans is one of the most important books every Christian should study to understand. In Romans 14, Paul wrote about the “kingdom of God.” That phrase can best be understood as “the place where the Lord rules as King.” Paul said that honorin...
2025-08-1802 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is pleasing the Lord essential for the salvation of others? Ezekiel was among those in the Northern Tribes of Israel who were taken captive by the Assyrians. During those years of captivity, he was called to bring a prophetic message to those he lived among. It was likely not a message they wanted to hear or believe, but it was God’s message.God told Ezekiel to tell his Jewish kinsmen, “I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live.” The Assyrians were the hated enemies of Israel. They had invaded the “promised land” an...
2025-08-1703 min
Wisdom MattersHow do children learn to please the Lord? We don’t often think of ourselves as children, but God does. In fact, compared to God, we are toddlers at best! The fact that we view ourselves with the knowledge of all we have been through, learned, or studied doesn’t erase the truth that God wants us to always see ourselves as children. Why is that?Children trust that their parents will care for them.Children trust that their parents love them and want the best for them.Children know where to run...
2025-08-1602 min
Wisdom MattersWhom are we trying to please? Do you see yourself as a soldier in the Lord’s army? The old hymn calls Christian soldiers “onward, marching as to war” and allowing the “cross of Jesus” to be carried “before” us as our banner of identification. That hymn was composed in 1865, and the image of marching into war was keenly understood in that day. When Paul wrote his final letter to his protégé, Timothy, he was likely writing from the Mamertine Prison in Rome. Paul had been arrested, had pleaded for the right to be tried in Rome, and was taken to that cit...
2025-08-1503 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is pleasing God about submission? Our human natures tend to struggle just a bit with submission. Embedded in the word is a sense that someone else is better or more important and can do a better job leading our lives than we can ourselves.Actually, that is exactly what submission is for! We should consider submitting to God’s leadership a joy because we know his perfection can be trusted. Why then do we allow our human natures to rule us instead?Pleasing God requires our submission, knowledge, and acceptance that God is better at...
2025-08-1402 min
Wisdom MattersWhy did Enoch please God? Scripture tells us very little about Enoch. We know he is one of two men, Elijah being the other, who appears to have been taken straight to heaven without experiencing death on earth. The Enoch mentioned in Hebrews 11 may have been Noah’s great-grandfather and the father of Methuselah, the man who lived longer than any other. But the most important thing we know about Enoch was that “he was commended as having pleased God.”Imagine being escorted from this life straight into the glory of heaven! That is a unique and amazing reward from G...
2025-08-1302 min
Wisdom MattersWhen do our efforts to please God fall short? Hosea was a prophet to the Northern Tribes of Israel in the final days before their capture. Quite possibly, their capital city of Samaria had already fallen into the hands of the Assyrians. God used his prophet to help his people understand why he was no longer able to bless and protect them.Hosea 4:6 is a powerful verse that speaks truth to every generation. God said, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” When people don’t know God, they don’t have his wisdom and don’t live in ways that please him. Many...
2025-08-1202 min
Wisdom MattersWhy should we pray for the wisdom to please God? Spiritual work is accomplished through spiritual strength. Spiritual strength is the result of a close personal relationship with God, a relationship anchored by our prayers. Paul knew how difficult it was for the early believers to live in a culture that did not appreciate or value their faith. The letter to the Colossians is one of the best books in the Bible on how to be faithful in a culture that doesn’t believe biblical truth. Paul began his letter by thanking God for the Christians in Colossae and told them of his constant pra...
2025-08-1103 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is pleasing God part of our spiritual growth? Are you living a stronger, closer walk with the Lord’s Spirit than before? When we grow older, we don’t discuss the topic of spiritual growth as often. Many of us have been Christians for a long time, and we are comfortable with most of our choices. Some would say we become “set in our ways.”Paul urged the Thessalonians to continue to please God “more and more.” There is never an “age” that we have grown in the Lord all we need to grow. There is always another passage to understand, another person to serve...
2025-08-1002 min
Wisdom MattersWhat could Jesus say that we cannot? Jesus is the only person who could ever say, “I always do the things that are pleasing to him.” There has only been one person who lived a perfect, sinless life. The rest of us can say, “I make every effort to do the things that are pleasing to God.”Imagine living a perfect life with no sin! It would be wonderful to end each day with zero regrets. Pleasing God is an imperfect goal for all of us this side of heaven. But Jesus taught us the key to leading a life that pleases...
2025-08-0902 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is pleasing God a constant goal? Everyone needs to rest from their work and take a few days off now and then. But Scripture doesn’t ever suggest we take a vacation from our efforts to please God. Every day is an opportunity to live as a strong witness to the Lord. Paul wrote, “Let us not grow weary of doing good” (Galatians 6:9). But sometimes we do grow weary.Pleasing God isn’t about simply trying to do good things. What pleases God is when we become the Christian who overflows with works of faith. When our hearts remain close to God...
2025-08-0802 min
Wisdom MattersWhen does sharing our faith please God? This verse makes every preacher, teacher, and disciple of God’s word shudder. Doing our ministry for an audience of One is a constant battle. In the first century, there were those who sought the Christian pulpit for the sake of gaining the ear of the audience rather than for the sake of pleasing God. There were those who spoke the message they knew would entertain or influence the crowd rather than speaking a message that would present the gospel of Christ.There were always preachers who wanted to impress the audience with their el...
2025-08-0702 min
Wisdom MattersWhen is it impossible to please God? Hebrews 11:6 provides crucial information to those who want to please God. The verse is worth reading, rereading, and then giving careful thought.Hebrews 11 is often called the Hall of Faith. The author had just finished talking about Enoch and the fact that Enoch had pleased God and was taken up to heaven. Then he wrote verse 6: “Without faith it is impossible to please him.” It is a big statement. As Christians, we do a lot of things that pertain to our faith that might not be the product of our f...
2025-08-0602 min
Wisdom MattersHow will discernment help us please God? The gift of spiritual discernment is the ability to view things in this world as God sees them. Discernment separates good from evil. It is the ability to recognize truth from falsehood and detect God’s wisdom from the world’s ideas. There are those who have the spiritual gift of discernment, but all Christians can be discerning.When we consider something from the perspective of Scripture, through the leadership of God’s Spirit, we can discern what God would think about those things. If we know what Jesus would do or say, we have our best answer...
2025-08-0502 min
Wisdom MattersHow do we sacrifice our lives for God? Most people wear their wedding rings wherever they go. The rings symbolize a marital bond every moment of every day. We need to keep that same mindset for our faith relationship with God as well.There is never a room we enter, a conversation we have, or a moment of our day when we are not joined with God through Christ. The Holy Spirit “marks” us as belonging to God, and he indwells us permanently after our salvation.Our daily witness is our most important sermon to preach. The peop...
2025-08-0402 min
Wisdom MattersWhen might our disobedience please God? Sometimes, although rarely, our disobedience pleases God. It’s not our disobedience to God, but it’s placing our obedience to God ahead of any ungodly choices the world might seemingly require.After Pentecost, Peter and the other apostles were actively sharing the gospel, performing miracles, and making a huge impact on the city of Jerusalem. A great number of believers were being added to their numbers. Scripture says the Sadducees rose up and were “filled with jealousy” at all they saw (Acts 5:17).The Jewish leaders arrested the apostles and put...
2025-08-0302 min
Wisdom MattersWhich sacrifices please God? Some of the most important sacrifices we make as Christians are simply the results of walking through our lives as led by God’s Holy Spirit. Some of the best opportunities we have to serve Christ come about simply because we are living our daily lives in tune with his leadership.Each day we see people we can share something with. They might need our help in a significant way, but usually it’s just providing the help someone needs at any given moment. God gives us chances every day to “do good” in some way...
2025-08-0202 min
Wisdom MattersWhen does your life please God? “For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God.” —Ecclesiastes 2:26Wanting to please those we love is natural, and it should be natural for Christians to want to please their heavenly Father. Scripture contains everything we need to know to understand how we can live a life that pleases God.God is a perfect and holy Father who always wants the best for his c...
2025-08-0102 min
Wisdom MattersWhy should you ask God to schedule your day? We have spent the month of July thinking about God’s priorities and the wisdom and guidance those thoughts provide. We know that if something is important to God, it needs to be important to his children as well. Why then do we so often allow the world to dictate our values?Priorities are spiritual motivators. There are so many things in our lives that require our attention. Very few people are able to live a monastic lifestyle fully focused on the Lord. The pace of life in Ephesus wou...
2025-07-3103 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is our relationship with God a personal priority? It has been said the most important word in the twenty-third psalm is the fourth one. “The Lord is my shepherd.” If the fourth word isn’t true, then the rest of the Psalm can’t be true.We aren’t saved because God gave us the gift of salvation. We are saved because we personally choose to receive the gift God gave. Our relationship to God is a personal decision and a personal priority. We don’t return God’s love until we choose to. Genuine love is freely given.God wants...
2025-07-3002 min
Wisdom MattersWho is “the boss of you”? Even two- and three-year-old children rebel against being “bossed around.” If you are a parent, you have probably heard one of your children say, “You’re not the boss of me.” Why did God create us with free wills when he knew we would want to use them in the wrong ways?God could have created us as robotic believers who knew nothing except how to obey. God could have limited people’s ability to sin. Why did God create us with the right to choose while knowing we would choose wrongly?God created...
2025-07-2903 min
Wisdom MattersWho can walk with God’s priorities? The confident Christian is the one who can know their path has been directed by God. Jesus taught us to pray, “Your kingdom come, your will be done” in the model prayer (Matthew 6:10). The psalmist taught that our steps are “established by the Lord” but then provided a contingency. Our steps are established by the Lord “when he delights” in the way we have chosen.God cannot lead the person who will choose not to follow. We were created with the freedom to choose, and God honors our free will. God is a good Father and w...
2025-07-2802 min
Wisdom MattersWhy should we make Bible study a high priority? The words of Scripture are powerful and life changing. We call the Bible the word of God because it is his message, preserved throughout history, to help people know him as their God. John called Jesus “the Word” because God so loved the world that he wanted us to have his Word in the flesh.It is easy to become too casual with our Bibles. We are able to consume Scripture in so many ways today. I own coffee cups, dish towels, and coasters decorated with a verse from the Bible. It is good to r...
2025-07-2703 min
Wisdom MattersWhat priority will God hold against you? One of the most sobering verses in all of Scripture are the words of Christ to the church in Ephesus. Ephesus was a favorite port city of the first-century Roman culture. The ruins of Ephesus are one of the most interesting and compelling sites in modern-day Turkey.Ephesus was a beautiful Mediterranean seaport where the world and its ideas, cultures, merchandise, and philosophies were meshed together. The architecture was amazing, and the theater, the library, and the homes were among the finest in the world. The temple to Artemis is considered one of the “Se...
2025-07-2603 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is your ministry a priority? When you received Christ as your Lord and Savior, you received the power and presence of his Holy Spirit in your life. Every Christian is called to be a minister and is spiritually gifted to serve their calling. Your ministry is a high priority to God, and, like Paul, we should consider completing our ministry as our priority—more precious than anything else in our lives.It is common in our culture to think that only those called into full-time ministry, like Paul, should have that priority. But God has gifted and equipped all of...
2025-07-2502 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is God’s plan your priority? Throughout Scripture God assures us that he has a plan for each of our lives. His plan is our blessed life now and the path for eternal blessing in heaven. Our priority is clear. We want to know God so that we can walk with him on the path he has set for our lives. Yet Scripture also makes clear that none of us walk through our lives perfectly in his will.Thankfully, Scripture also teaches us of God’s love, grace, and redemption. God stands ready to guide us back to his plan if...
2025-07-2402 min
Wisdom MattersWhich priorities will God reward? Scripture tells us that there is a reward for living with God’s priorities. So often in the Bible, the word reward is associated with our eternal lives, but Proverbs 22:4 tells us there is an earthly reward as well.God is quick to reward two behaviors in our lives. God blesses those who choose to be humble and those who live in reverent awe of the Lord. According to the proverb, the reward for choosing a godly lifestyle is “riches and honor and life.”God’s standards seem to stand in...
2025-07-2303 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is family not to be our highest priority? One of the most difficult lessons a Christian must learn is that even our families can become an idol in our lives if we are not careful. Every Christian should love and serve their family, but our families are not to be our highest priority. That phrase just seems wrong but look at our first-century examples.Jesus told his disciples to stop what they were doing and follow him. Jesus’ family tried to stop him from preaching and he ignored their concerns. Every disciple except John died in service to Christ, with many leaving th...
2025-07-2203 min
Wisdom MattersWhat are your least valuable possessions? Cleaning out and bagging up clothes you haven’t worn in a while always feels good. It is especially fun to bag up the clothes that make us consider, “What was I thinking when I bought that?!”There is something about restoring order and simplifying our lives that is good for our souls. Maybe the Lord is trying to tell us something during those times. Getting something new, trendy, interesting, or beautiful is fun, but it’s even better when we realize we have just bought or received something of great value.
2025-07-1903 min
Wisdom MattersWhy should we claw our way to the bottom? The priorities of our culture are often at odds with the priorities of God. The world teaches us that the road to success is clawing our way to the top. Jesus taught his disciples to claw their way to the bottom. Success isn’t gained by stepping over or on others. Instead, it is gained by becoming the “servant of all.”Wise priorities are the result of learning to think biblically. God sent his Son to the world so that the world might be saved, but Jesus is also our example and teacher for how to...
2025-07-1803 min
Wisdom MattersWhich investments earn the highest profit? If God valued money the most, he would have taught us how to earn and save it. If God valued our friendships the most, he would have taught us to value our friends above anything else. God’s values are different from the world’s ideas. God values a person’s soul more than their earthly life. If we share God’s priorities, we will too.Jesus asked his disciples, “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” People have always valued the things they could measure. Sadly, God’s...
2025-07-0702 min
Wisdom MattersWhat should Christians pursue? The verb pursue in the original language means “to seek after, to discover.” Consider Jesus’ parable about the Good Shepherd who left the ninety-nine to “seek after” the one who was lost. Jesus taught us that God pursues his children, and the proverb teaches his children what they should pursue.Proverbs 21:21 teaches us to pursue righteousness, a right relationship with God. We are also to pursue kindness, the attitude that treats others as God would want us to treat them. In many ways, Proverbs 21:21 teaches us how to obey the commandment to “love one another.”
2025-07-0602 min
Wisdom MattersWhat is the difference between a good idea and a God idea? Assuming you sleep about eight hours a day, you can estimate that your brain has more than six thousand thoughts per day. If you are like me, that number is higher. Some of my most important thoughts occur in the wee hours of the morning before I fall back to sleep. I often say that 3 a.m. is a prime time for the “God thoughts.”When is God most likely to interrupt your thoughts with his ideas? Being aware that the Holy Spirit is God’s voice of leadership in our...
2025-07-0502 min
Wisdom MattersDo you spend or invest your time? You may have heard that if you want to know what is important to you, list the last fifty things on which you spent your time and money. Jesus told us, “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Financial priorities are often a strong indicator of what our hearts truly value.My husband and I didn’t have very much money during our first years of marriage. He was in seminary full time, and my starting teacher’s pay didn’t go very far. I put together a budget, and we tried to s...
2025-07-0402 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is loving God an important effort? Sometimes love is described as a feeling, but, biblically, it is an effort. If we think carefully, we will realize that our most significant “loves” in this lifetime have been those relationships we’ve deeply valued. That is why the commandment is to “love the Lᴏʀᴅ your God” with great effort. God knew if we truly loved him, we would value and worship him as our King.Jesus said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15). The best way to align our lives with God is to love him, with “all” our heart, soul, and mi...
2025-07-0302 min
Wisdom MattersWhy can wrong priorities become false gods? In the 1960s, Charles Hummel wrote a small book that quickly became popular with business leaders—especially with Christian business leaders. Tyranny of the Urgent taught that our greatest danger in life is allowing the urgent things to crowd out the things that are most important.I remember reading that small booklet as a young, busy mom and pastor’s wife. God used Hummel’s words to speak better priorities into my life. Our lives are easily consumed by those things that are urgent. Our calendars tell us where to go and when to get th...
2025-07-0202 min
Wisdom MattersWhat is the highest priority for every Christian? This month we will “look carefully” at God’s priorities in the Bible. His priorities are wisdom and will guide our lives. We make thousands of decisions each day. Knowing God’s priorities will help us make choices that align with his will. Paul told the Ephesians, “Look carefully then how you walk” and taught them to make the best use of their time. Knowing God’s will and his priorities will help us to live wisely and with his blessings.God’s priorities are wisdom. Let’s carefully study all that matt...
2025-07-0102 min
Wisdom MattersWho are your sweetest gifts? As we age, the list of our friends in heaven will continue to grow. There are people we look forward to seeing again in heaven. There are many brothers and sisters in Christ who invest their time in our spiritual lives, and they are likely the people we are most grateful for today.The author of this proverb spoke about the gifts we receive in this lifetime that we are grateful for. “Oil and perfume” can be defined as the finer things in this world that we are always thankful to receive. A great gift...
2025-06-3002 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is godly encouragement, good advice? God created us to be part of a large, diverse, eternal family of faith. We are created in God’s image; therefore, we can know we were created to love others. We were created to have a close, personal relationship with God and with others. One of the best ways to build a family relationship with your brothers and sisters in Christ is to meet with them and encourage one another to live with an eternal focus.The family of faith should encourage one another to live with great love for others and a gr...
2025-06-2903 min
Wisdom MattersHow do we wait for Christ’s return? Christians in the first century believed Christ’s return was imminent. Peter wanted his brothers and sisters in the faith to understand how they could live their earthly lives with the hope of heaven while they waited for their eternal lives to begin. What can we learn from Peter’s words today, centuries later?Peter said, “The end of all things is at hand.” He believed Jesus would come back in his lifetime. Centuries later, we know that Jesus returned throughout Peter’s lifetime, and every generation that followed. Jesus was preparing his disciples for his de...
2025-06-2804 min
Wisdom MattersHow do we stand for God against his enemies? None of us will stand before God in heaven and say, “I didn’t know.” Micah 6:8 begins with the words, “He has told you, O man, what is good.” God made certain that his words and his will would be available to all people. The history of the Bible is the miraculous story of God’s inspired truth being recorded and preserved for all time. The entire creation is an illustration of the reality and existence of God. That is why all people are “without excuse” (Romans 1:20) for ignoring or denying that there is a God.God’s word...
2025-06-2703 min
Wisdom MattersWhat is the most important advice we give others? Paul gave good advice about giving advice in Ephesians 6:4. His words were aimed toward fathers, but his advice applies to all Christians. We may or may not be parents, but all Christians have spiritual children as well. Spiritual children are those God has brought into our lives to encourage, teach, or mentor in their faith. Paul’s words of wisdom are good advice for all of us as we give advice to others.Parents have the God-given responsibility to raise children who can function in this world on their own. As Christian parents, we al...
2025-06-2603 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is wisdom a powerful weapon? Those who do the work of the ministry understand that we are increasingly at “war” with the values and goals the world teaches. One of the earliest pictures in Scripture is the battle between Cain and Abel. Throughout Scripture we see God’s people advancing his cause through battles and defending their cause for the sake of his Kingdom purpose.Paul wrote, “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant...
2025-06-2503 min
Wisdom MattersHow can our influence bless others? The Apostle Paul was teaching Timothy to be a leader in the early Christian movement. Timothy was a young man and needed to be careful with his choices so that he could fulfill his calling to the ministry. It has been said that the most significant influences in a person’s life choices occur in their early twenties.Paul gave Timothy advice that all ministers and all Christians should consider. Paul taught Timothy to “have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths.” There were a lot of those myths in the first-century Greco-Roman culture, and th...
2025-06-2204 min
Wisdom MattersWhose influence should we avoid? If you are like me, you have a wide assortment of friends and family members with whom you interact. We have friends we want to travel with and others who might fall more into the category of fun acquaintances. We associate with people at work or church whom we enjoy in those settings. The proverb above isn’t to be applied to everyone in our lives, but it should be applied to those relationships that have a strong presence or influence.The proverb teaches us to “make no friendship” with someone who is driven by ang...
2025-06-2103 min
Wisdom MattersWho are the wise people you know? If you had to create a list of wise people, whose names would you write? There are people we know and trust to give us wise counsel and biblical advice. As I type these words, I am thinking of the list I would write. They share one common character trait. Their lives, words, and character reflect the meekness of wisdom.In order to understand “the meekness of wisdom,” we need to understand what the word meek means in the Bible. Our culture doesn’t define it the same way anymore. In the Bible, meek is the...
2025-06-2003 min
Wisdom MattersWhen is it wise to slow down? We have all made some quick decisions that turned out quite well. On the other hand, if you are like me, it’s the quick decisions that have most often required my repentance.We have all received a hasty text from a friend that hit us the wrong way. We have all sent a text like that as well. We can communicate so rapidly these days that often our choice of words is not a thoughtful choice. We can even hit “send” only to realize our words went to the wrong person. Texting and emaili...
2025-06-1902 min
Wisdom MattersWhy does every Christian need someone to hold them accountable? Who in your life have you invited to “speak up” when you wander from God? Whose friendship is both enjoyable and valuable to your life? Who would list your name if asked those questions?Our culture has become so careful with words that often words have lost any real meaning. Opinions have become truth to the people who hold them, whether or not the opinions are truth. People are often more willing to speak up when they agree than they are when they disagree, even when they know what is right. We live in a cu...
2025-06-1802 min
Wisdom MattersHow does your faith in Jesus change your life? Romans 12:1 teaches us to present our bodies, our earthly lives, as a living sacrifice to God. We are to be holy and make acceptable choices because that is an act of worship to him as our Lord. Romans 12:2 teaches us why we should want to live a holy and sacrificial life and how we can do that.Our faith in Jesus has changed our lives more than we probably realize. If we could snap our fingers and see ourselves as we could have been without faith in Jesus, we would probably be shocked by...
2025-06-1702 min
Wisdom MattersHow do we live with a constant faith in God? If you have chosen to subscribe to Wisdom Matters, you are likely a person who has chosen Jesus to be your Savior and your Lord. You are also likely to recognize that living faithfully is a constant challenge. Some days we walk hand in hand with God while other days we might feel we have wandered, strayed, or even become completely lost.A lot of Scripture is written in a continuous tense, meaning we are never to stop. Jesus said, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, an...
2025-06-1603 min
Wisdom MattersWill you think often about God’s wise counsel? G. K. Chesterton is attributed as writing, “When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.” An agnostic isn’t a person who does not believe in God as much as they are a person who doesn’t believe in believing.In this era of endless information, we seem to lack an abundance of wisdom. We don’t lack ideas, opinions, and factual knowledge. We can search for answers about our health, wealth, and anything else we have questions about. Wisdom is...
2025-06-0202 min
Wisdom MattersWho are our counselors? God created us to need other people in order to prosper in our lives. Just like our fingerprints, our gifts and abilities are uniquely our own. One of the best examples of the infinite wisdom of God is creation itself. We are each created to be loved and known personally by our Creator and to be cared for by him. God directs our paths, and he often directs our paths to intersect with others.There are people God will bring into our lives for his unique purpose and some who will help us fulfill...
2025-06-0103 min
Wisdom MattersIs your life going God’s direction? If you have ever tried to hang wallpaper you know that the first strip is the most important. Every other piece will fail to match if the first is not hung correctly. In ancient times, the cornerstone was the most important stone in the building. Every other stone was measured and set using the cornerstone for direction.Jesus is our model of faith, our cornerstone, by which we are to determine our direction for life. Eight hundred years before Christ’s birth, the prophet Isaiah had described the Messiah saying, “So this is what the...
2025-04-2803 min
Wisdom MattersWhy do we need Jesus to be our mediator? Jesus took on flesh so he could become a mediator between God and men. God is holy and cannot allow anything unholy to dwell in his heavenly kingdom. Mankind needed Jesus to reconcile the gap between our earthly lives and the eternal lives we will gain in heaven.Sometimes verses like 1 Timothy 2:5 cause us to picture God in an incomplete way. There are countless works of art that portray the wrath of God. There are many verses that describe his reactions to the sins of men. God sent the flood and only Noah and...
2025-04-2703 min
Wisdom MattersWhy is Jesus the only way? All of us have attended a funeral of someone who was a faithful friend, faithful co-worker, or faithful to their system of belief. We have also attended the funerals of Christians who didn’t live their lives by the admonitions of the Bible. John 14:6 is a difficult verse to understand and believe.We want to believe that God rewards faith, even if that faith is placed in a different god. We want to trust that God understands how a person is raised to believe and therefore accepts their mistakes. Most of us have quietly qu...
2025-04-2604 min
Wisdom MattersWhy did Jesus choose to become a man? Every Easter we grieve the agony Jesus endured to pay for the sins of mankind. If God is all-powerful, couldn’t he have found another way? Every Easter I wonder, “Why God?” and then come to the same conclusion. I will never fully understand, but I know this: if it wasn’t necessary, God wouldn’t have allowed it.God created men and women to be “flesh and blood.” We were created to live in the perfection of Eden. God wanted his children to walk with him. We were created for safety, provision, and peace. We were...
2025-04-2503 min
Wisdom MattersWhy are Christians the “light of the world”? To those in the first century, walking in the darkness meant there was trouble. If they were forced to travel in the dark, they would have felt lost, vulnerable, and afraid. Jesus taught his disciples that he—his presence—gave light to the darkness in the world.Sometimes the darkness seems to have invaded our lives even though we belong to Christ. Those are good times to pause and consider the truth of John 8:12. If our lives are filled with darkness, then our lives are not filled with Christ. Who or what might we be c...
2025-04-2403 min
Wisdom MattersDo we choose to stand firm in God’s truth? Paul told the church in Ephesus, “Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God” (Ephesians 6:10–11a). It’s always been a challenge and a choice for God’s people to live according to his truth rather than our own. God’s word is the wisdom and discernment we need to make our daily choices. Scripture is our armor, our personal protection against the ideas and opinions the world imposes that can weaken our faith. We are called to stand firm against the schemes of the devil...
2025-02-0202 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God as your Creator? Every generation has marveled at a sunrise and sunset. Everyone has been startled by a loud clap of thunder. We pause to look at the beauty and wonder in nature because God created all of us with the desire to know him and his unfathomable greatness.There is a difference between the things people create and the things only God could create. God’s creation is infinite and beyond human ability. God made man in his image, giving him abilities and imagination. However, everything that humans create is finite, having a beginning and an en...
2025-01-1803 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God’s perfection? From the beginning of time, people have worshiped Jehovah God, but there will never be a time when all people will choose to walk in his ways. Adam and Eve’s unbelieving son killed his brother, who had been faithful. Some of King David’s sons worshiped God and others did not. Judas betrayed Jesus, God’s one and only Son. God is perfect and his word proves true. Those who don’t understand or disagree with that fact will always be proven wrong.God’s way is perfect, but not everyone believes that. God provid...
2025-01-1703 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God with a steadfast faith? The guards at Buckingham Palace stand watch regardless of weather, crowds, or other distractions. They are a picture of the word steadfast. James said that God’s children are blessed when they remain steadfast in their faith.Job’s faith wasn’t perfect, but it was steadfast. He endured loss, illness, grief, and abandonment, yet he remained faithful to his God. Job understood that God’s purpose is always accomplished in our lives. God’s character is compassionate and merciful, even when it doesn’t seem like it.This life has tri...
2025-01-1602 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God is present when you worship? Have you ever been in a worship service when someone unexpected or important enters the room? It doesn’t take long for the buzz of the crowd to make everyone aware that a notable person is in their presence.We know from Scripture that “where two or three are gathered” in the name of Jesus, he has promised to be among them (Matthew 18:20). One of the most important moments of worship is to recognize and acknowledge that the holy presence of Jesus is present, tangible in the room, when believers have gathered in his name.
2025-01-1503 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know there is only one God? The Apostle Paul lived his life and ministry knowing he had been miraculously saved by Christ. Paul had daily memories of living as the Pharisee people called “Saul of Tarsus.” He had done terrible things in God’s name. Later, God did amazing things through a man who understood the transformational power of complete forgiveness. Saul of Tarsus was led by misguided passions that brought harm to God’s children. When he became the Apostle Paul, his redeemed life accomplished more than he could ever have imagined. Saul of Tarsus was...
2025-01-1403 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know what God values? Jesus wanted us to know how much we were loved by the God we worship. God cares about his children. Jesus was probably pointing to the many birds that, even today, fly above the Sea of Galilee. They didn’t have to work all day to have enough; they simply needed to focus on what God had already provided.Jesus pointed to the birds and reminded his disciples that God valued people more than the rest of his creation. Our priorities get confused when we don’t share God’s values and trust his provis...
2025-01-1303 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God’s peace? When making a tough decision, it’s important to find the choice that provides the peace of God. God’s peace is a strong indicator that his presence and favor are at work in your life. Most choices have more than one good answer so the key is knowing which answer is God’s.God’s peace defies explanation or understanding because it's a gracious gift more than the result of circumstances. We have peace when we remain close to God, trusting him to care for his child. But there is a spiritual discipline that sup...
2025-01-1202 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know Jesus as God? The Apostle John knew Jesus well and knew he was God incarnate. Jesus wasn’t born in a stable. A body of flesh was born that Jesus chose to inhabit. There is a reason John’s gospel names Jesus “the Word.” Anytime there is a capital “W,” it means Jesus.Jesus existed at the beginning of time and “by him all things were created” (John 1:2–3). Jesus was with God when the world was created. Jesus is God incarnate, and Jesus is the Holy Spirit that came to indwell you when you made him your Lord.
2025-01-1104 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God has called you to be holy? The word holy means “set apart.” Christians are supposed to stand out and be different from others because we have been given the presence of Christ in our lives through his Holy Spirit. We have been changed or “born again.”We are called to be holy because the presence of Jesus in us makes us holy. Jesus taught us to be in the world, but not like the world. Paul said “we have the mind of Christ” (1 Corinthians 2:16). We are going to think about things differently if we think about them like Christ. We are going to...
2025-01-1004 min
The Daily ArticleA divisive tale of two American presidents: Political rancor and Christianity’s crucial role in our national futurePresident-elect Donald Trump has been in the news a lot in recent days for controversial ideas on America’s global footprint. Meanwhile, former President Jimmy Carter lies in state at the Capitol this morning before being transported back to Georgia for internment this evening. The rancor of the political Left and Right against each other has seldom been so vividly on display at one time. Our partisan divisions are clearly reflected in a new Gallup report that shows a record-low percentage of Americans are satisfied with the way democracy is working in the US. These trends are symptomatic of a...
2025-01-0907 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God through his word? We lost some of the potency of Timothy’s verse when we began to consume God’s word from electronic devices. I’m grateful for the ease that technology has provided because the internet helps us find a verse quickly and provides good study helps as well. That said, there is still something powerful about holding a leatherbound Bible, the entire word of God, in our hands.All Scripture, every word of it from Genesis through the Revelation, was “breathed out,” authored by God himself. The Holy Spirit enabled imperfect people to speak and record a p...
2025-01-0904 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God is faithful to you? It's easier to be a faithful friend to someone who has been that kind of friend to us. We often hear about our need to remain faithful to God, but Paul reminded the church in Corinth that God is faithful to us. Those words often get lost from 1 Corinthians 10:13 because we become more focused on the message about temptation.Maybe we should be focused on Paul’s phrase “God is faithful.” Consider the overwhelming message in those words. The God of the universe, the Creator of all there is, is faithful to us. In 1 Peter 5:7, Peter writes that G...
2025-01-0803 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know why God works slowly sometimes? January can seem to creep by at a snail’s pace. The days are short, but the weeks seem slow to pass. After the rush of the holiday season, slowing down and taking inventory is a good idea. One of God’s most common attributes seems to be his tendency to move at a slower pace than we would choose. We pray, and if the answer is “wait,” we feel as if something is wrong.It's important to remember that when God hears our prayers, his answers begin. God knows imm...
2025-01-0703 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God as your light? In the first century, darkness was feared. To be caught on the road after dark meant danger, especially when the moon and stars were obscured. The Apostle John wanted his readers to know the message God had given him to preach to others. God wanted his children to understand him as their pure light.The book of Revelation tells us that, in heaven, “night will be no more” (22:5). Imagine never needing to rest or recover. Imagine an existence with no darkness. Then, imagine what those words meant to the first-century audience. Our world is rare...
2025-01-0603 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God as your strength? It’s impossible to go through life without fear. We are human, limited by our choices and the choices of others. Yet, God commands us to “fear not.” It seems like our nation, and every nation, is making the same mistakes of the past. If we know God’s word, it's normal to feel “dismayed” at times about the future.The prophet Isaiah had a lot to fear. He saw the direction Israel had chosen and knew God would be true to his word. God’s desire is that all people would know him and understand...
2025-01-0503 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God is unchanging? If you had to list ten significant changes that have occurred in your lifetime, what would you say? For most of us, choosing only ten would be difficult. Change marks each day, with one exception. The God we serve is unchanging. His character and his word remain consistent throughout every era of history.We worship the same God King David worshiped. We pray to the same God the Apostle Paul talked to. We are led by the same God who brought Moses through the wilderness. We are comforted by t...
2025-01-0403 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God has provided your salvation? John 3:16 is probably the most quoted verse from the New Testament. It’s been said that the entire plan of God for his creation is summarized in that one verse. God has always wanted to spend eternity with us, so he did everything necessary to make our salvation possible. Everyone can inherit eternal life simply by choosing to receive what God has offered. Heaven is promised to each person who believes that John 3:16 is truth and receives what that verse offers.People wait in long lines to get on a fun ride at the am...
2025-01-0303 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God through his creation? Many years ago, I designed a bookcase headboard I wanted for our bedroom. My dad used my drawing, made a plan, and built us that bed. My dad has been home in heaven for several years now and that bed is one of my favorite possessions. He took my drawing and created something I treasure from it.Every sunrise, storm, animal, and person has been uniquely crafted from the “understanding” of our infinite God. The entire world has been established because of his wisdom and creativity. God’s power spoke every detail of this world...
2025-01-0203 minWisdom MattersWelcome to Wisdom Matters Welcome to Wisdom Matters, the chance to consider a verse or two from the Bible for the purpose of gaining God’s wisdom. Each short devotional will be a message from Scripture that you can apply to your daily life. The goal of Bible study is to learn to think and live biblically.Our world has been transformed by the Internet in many wonderful ways, but the abundance of information can be a source of confusion. Is the information we find true, important, relevant, helpful? What should we do with the information we acquire?
2025-01-0101 min
Wisdom MattersDo you know God is love? How do we learn to love God? Jesus answered that question in his Sermon on the Mount saying, “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8).At the end of each day we can ask ourselves, “When did I see God today? How did I enjoy, share, and respond to God’s unfathomable love?” To fear the Lord is to thoughtfully consider our eternal God with the reverent love and honor we owe him. It's to return the love that he has lavis...
2025-01-0103 minThe Daily ArticleWhy I hope you won’t see “Conclave”: “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free”I seldom encourage readers to avoid particular movies, fearing that the added attention may hurt more than it helps. But I want to urge you not to see “Conclave,” despite the acclaim and even Oscar “buzz” the film is receiving. Today is Halloween, the eve of All Saints Day, and Reformation Day. Let’s consider the spiritual differences between them and four ways to respond to our anti-Christian culture.About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our web...
2024-10-3106 minThe Daily ArticleWill China’s economic struggles lead to war? The troubling reason America might not be far behindWhile China is hardly alone in its economic struggles over recent years, the government’s built-in need for success to maintain control over the culture means its issues could become the world’s in short order. And, considering its declining population has mirrored its economy, the problem seems unlikely to change anytime soon. In that last regard, though, they are hardly alone, which should be an even greater concern. About Denison Forum and The Daily ArticleToday's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on ou...
2024-08-1606 min
Faith & Clarity - Biblical Perspectives and Biblical Wisdom on News & Cultural IssuesWhy wisdom matters with Janet DenisonWelcome back to the Denison Forum podcast! This episode features Dr. Mark Turman, executive director of Denison Forum, in conversation with Janet Denison about her ministry and her evening devotional book, Wisdom Matters. They discuss the importance of biblical wisdom, the differences between knowledge and wisdom, and how wisdom can help us navigate life's challenges. Janet shares personal stories and insights from her journey of faith, including early experiences in ministry and how desperation led her to a deeper understanding of scripture. They highlight the role of the Holy Spirit in ministry and the tendency to misuse Bible knowledge.
2024-07-2547 minFaith & Clarity - Biblical Perspectives and Biblical Wisdom on News & Cultural IssuesWhy wisdom matters with Janet DenisonWelcome back to the Denison Forum podcast! This episode features Dr. Mark Turman, executive director of Denison Forum, in conversation with Janet Denison about her ministry and her evening devotional book, Wisdom Matters. They discuss the importance of biblical wisdom, the differences between knowledge and wisdom, and how wisdom can help us navigate life's challenges. Janet shares personal stories and insights from her journey of faith, including early experiences in ministry and how desperation led her to a deeper understanding of scripture. They highlight the role of the Holy Spirit in ministry and the tendency to misuse Bible knowledge.
2024-07-2547 min
Faith & Clarity - Biblical Perspectives and Biblical Wisdom on News & Cultural Issues“A Great Calm,” why Christians observe Lent, and the role of women in ministry: Insights from Janet DenisonIn this wide-ranging discussion, Jim and Janet Denison open by sharing their surprising Valentine’s Day tradition.Next, Janet shares why she wrote her book A Great Calm and how it can help those who are suffering.Then, along with cohost Dr. Mark Turman, they talk about why Christians observe the season of Lent.And they conclude with a discussion on the historical value of observing Women's History Month and the important roles of women in the Bible and society.Topics(00:00) Introduction and Welcome(00:38) Valentine's Day Traditions an...
2024-02-1450 minFaith & Clarity - Biblical Perspectives and Biblical Wisdom on News & Cultural Issues“A Great Calm,” why Christians observe Lent, and the role of women in ministry: Insights from Janet DenisonIn this wide-ranging discussion, Jim and Janet Denison open by sharing their surprising Valentine’s Day tradition.Next, Janet shares why she wrote her book A Great Calm and how it can help those who are suffering.Then, along with cohost Dr. Mark Turman, they talk about why Christians observe the season of Lent.And they conclude with a discussion on the historical value of observing Women's History Month and the important roles of women in the Bible and society.Topics(00:00) Introduction and Welcome(00:38) Valentine's Day Traditions an...
2024-02-1450 minThe Daily ArticleTim Scott drops out of presidential race: How to change the nation without the ballot boxSouth Carolina Senator Tim Scott surprised many—including some of his campaign staff—on Sunday Night when he told Trey Gowdy with Fox News that he was dropping out of the race for president. But while the move had begun to feel like an eventuality, some have seen his lack of success as a signal that positivity doesn’t have a place in modern politics. Why is that the case? And what does it mean for our job as Christians? Author: Ryan Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe ...
2023-11-1306 min
Faith & Clarity - Biblical Perspectives and Biblical Wisdom on News & Cultural IssuesWhy is Jesus called Immanuel? Janet Denison discusses her new Advent devotional“They shall call his name Immanuel (which means, God with us)” —Matthew 1:23Janet Denison is the author of numerous Advent devtionals, including this year’s most recent release, The Gift of Immanuel. As a long-time Bible study teacher, Janet offers accessible insight into God’s word at Foundations with Janet.In this episode of The Denison Forum Podcast, she discusses her newest Advent devotional, how to ensure Christmas remains a holy celebration and not just a holiday season, why Jesus had so many names, and why Isaiah predicted that the savior would be called Immanuel but Joseph...
2023-11-1342 minFaith & Clarity - Biblical Perspectives and Biblical Wisdom on News & Cultural IssuesWhy is Jesus called Immanuel? Janet Denison discusses her new Advent devotional“They shall call his name Immanuel (which means, God with us)” —Matthew 1:23Janet Denison is the author of numerous Advent devtionals, including this year’s most recent release, The Gift of Immanuel. As a long-time Bible study teacher, Janet offers accessible insight into God’s word at Foundations with Janet.In this episode of The Denison Forum Podcast, she discusses her newest Advent devotional, how to ensure Christmas remains a holy celebration and not just a holiday season, why Jesus had so many names, and why Isaiah predicted that the savior would be called Immanuel but Joseph...
2023-11-1342 min
Faith & Clarity - Biblical Perspectives and Biblical Wisdom on News & Cultural IssuesHow to be a good citizen of heaven and America: A conversation with Jim DenisonChristian, how now shall you vote? America is more divided and hostile along political lines and tribes than ever before. For some, politics may have become their substitute religion in place of a true faith in Christ Jesus as King of kings. So how can Christians understand and engage in our political processes as culture-changing Christians who use their influence in redemptive ways for the glory of God and the good of others? Dr. Jim Denison joins Dr. Mark Turman to discuss the presidential political season and the intersection of faith, hope, and lo...
2023-09-111h 08Faith & Clarity - Biblical Perspectives and Biblical Wisdom on News & Cultural IssuesHow to be a good citizen of heaven and America: A conversation with Jim DenisonChristian, how now shall you vote? America is more divided and hostile along political lines and tribes than ever before. For some, politics may have become their substitute religion in place of a true faith in Christ Jesus as King of kings. So how can Christians understand and engage in our political processes as culture-changing Christians who use their influence in redemptive ways for the glory of God and the good of others? Dr. Jim Denison joins Dr. Mark Turman to discuss the presidential political season and the intersection of faith, hope, and lo...
2023-09-111h 08
The Daily ArticleAmerica has our first “drag laureate”San Francisco has designated D’Arcy Drollinger as the city’s first “drag laureate,” and Pride Month begins next week. Consequently, LGBTQ-themed advertising will proliferate and often focus on children. Why is that? And for those who believe in biblical morality, what can be done to protect children from such secular, postmodern ideology? Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins Subscribe: http://www.denisonforum.org/subscribe See Janet Denison’s “Why is he wearing a dress?” Read The Daily Article: https://www.denisonforum.org/daily-article/america-first-drag-laureate/
2023-05-2308 minThe Daily ArticleThe latest on Damar Hamlin: Why I agree with religious skepticsAs Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin recovers from his near-death experience, our culture witnessed an outpouring of prayer in a public forum. As WSJ columnist Barton Swaim wrote, “Suddenly prayer was back on the list of things anybody could talk about or do on camera.” Our collective, instinctive response to pray when confronting a crisis we cannot solve with human resources reveals something important about us. Author: Jim Denison, PhD Narrator: Chris Elkins Denison Ministries' morning devotion, First15 Janet Denison's new resource, Wisdom Matters Dr. Jim Denison's latest blog, “How to...
2023-01-0907 min
Faith & Clarity - Biblical Perspectives and Biblical Wisdom on News & Cultural IssuesAdvent: The Songs Tell the Story: A conversation with Janet DenisonJanet Denison talks with Dr. Mark Turman about her Advent devotional series, The Songs Tell the Story, why she wrote it, and shares her favorite hymn and how to make Christmas about Jesus. Show notes: Janet Denison and Dr. Mark Turman discuss Janet Denison’s book, The Songs Tell the Story (along with the kid’s version), a Christmas devotional that explores the meaning and origin of our favorite holiday songs. They talk about how Janet wrote the devotional study and the history of Advent (1:02). Janet especially loves O Holy Night, and was...
2022-11-1433 minFaith & Clarity - Biblical Perspectives and Biblical Wisdom on News & Cultural IssuesAdvent: The Songs Tell the Story: A conversation with Janet DenisonJanet Denison talks with Dr. Mark Turman about her Advent devotional series, The Songs Tell the Story, why she wrote it, and shares her favorite hymn and how to make Christmas about Jesus. Show notes: Janet Denison and Dr. Mark Turman discuss Janet Denison’s book, The Songs Tell the Story (along with the kid’s version), a Christmas devotional that explores the meaning and origin of our favorite holiday songs. They talk about how Janet wrote the devotional study and the history of Advent (1:02). Janet especially loves O Holy Night, and was...
2022-11-1433 minThe Daily ArticleWhat I learned in Israel about the recent Israeli electionsAs you may know, a coalition led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu won enough seats in the Israeli parliament to form a new government. What you may not know is why this story matters to every evangelical Christian in America. I also discuss Kyrie Irving’s suspension, the rise of anti-Semitism, if the Bible should govern morality, and the passing of Gordon Fee, “one of the most influential New Testament scholars.” To receive The Songs Tell the Story, our 2022 Advent devotional guide written by Janet Denison, go to TheDailyArticle.org. Author: Jim Denison, PhD Na...
2022-11-0707 min
Pardon the Mess with Courtney DeFeo - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian KidsFinding God’s peace when you need it most with Janet DenisonAs we’re approaching our 300th episode of Pardon the Mess, I am thrilled to welcome back our very first guest all those years ago: Janet Denison! Janet is an author, speaker, mother, grandmother, and friend who has given me a whole lot of parenting advice over the years. She’s joining us today to talk about finding “a great calm” in our lives even when everything around us feels completely chaotic. Here’s a few of my favorite topics we cover in today’s show: What Christian families are struggling with in...
2022-01-2041 min
Wisdom MattersWhy does God bless our tithe? If all of God’s children gave 10 percent of their income to God’s kingdom work, there would be “no more need.” If every member of your church tithed, there would be no need for a giving campaign. If all of those who were blessed by the various content of Denison Ministries gave as God directed them to give, we would never need to send emails to ask for donations. How quickly would this world change if God’s people understood that 10 percent of their income belongs to God.God told Malachi that when the full t...
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