Joe Norton23 hours ago1 minJesus Our Shepherd (5/15/2022)“For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls ” (1 Peter 2:25). In writing to...
Joe NortonMay 91 minA Good Mother (5/8/2022)“when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am...
Joe NortonMay 11 minOn Being Holy (5/1/2022)“but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, because it is written, ‘Be holy, for I am holy’ ” (1 Peter...
Joe NortonApr 251 minA Full-Time Potter (4/24/2022)“But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand” (Isaiah 64:8). The ...
Joe NortonApr 171 minOn Not Being at Ease in Zion (4/17/2022)“Woe to you who are at ease in Zion, “And trust in Mount Samaria, “Notable persons in the chief nation, “To whom the house of Israel...
Joe NortonApr 102 minA Powerful, Positive Influence (4/10/2022)Second in a series of two about Daniel 3 “Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, ‘Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who...
Joe NortonApr 31 minNever Give Up (4/3/2022)“Shadrack, Meshack, and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king, ‘O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. “If...
Joe NortonMar 272 minOur Expectations of God (3/27/2022)“But Naaman became furious and went away and said, “indeed, I said to myself, He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the...
Joe NortonMar 201 minAssurance, Not Arrogance (3/20/2022)“Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Corinthians 10:12). Having just discussed several points about those...
Joe NortonMar 131 minThe Unchanging Christ (3/13/2022)“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). Living in an ever-changing, fast-paced world makes it difficult...
Joe NortonMar 61 minDrawing Near to God (3/6/2022)“These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship...
Joe NortonFeb 271 minWounds or Kisses? (2/27/2022)“Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful” (Proverbs 27:6). A saying goes that our best friend is...
Joe NortonFeb 201 minThe Process of Repenting (2/20/2022)“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek...
Joe NortonFeb 131 minRepent or Perish (2/13/2022)“I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:5). Jesus’ purpose in this discussion with a group of Jews...
Joe NortonFeb 61 minOn Losing All Hope (2/6/2022)Second of a two-part study of Ecclesiastes 9:4-5 “For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no...
Joe NortonJan 301 minOn Being Joined to the Living (1/30/2022)First of a two-part study of Ecclesiastes 9:4-5 “But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better...
Joe NortonJan 231 minEnduring Temptation (1/23/2022)“Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised...
Joe NortonJan 161 minAvoiding Wrong Impressions“I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most, the Possessor of heaven and earth, that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal...
Joe NortonJan 101 minSignificant Choices (1/9/2022)“To do evil is like sport to a fool, But a man of understanding has wisdom” (Proverbs 10:23). Set in the context of religious behavior,...
Joe NortonJan 21 minOn the Keeping of Vows (1/2/2022)“But I will sacrifice to You With the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord” (Jonah 2:9)....