Conversations About Faith

Daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 8, 2026

By Steven Brodsky

… at 2 a.m. local time in most areas of the United States. It is then that clocks and watches should be adjusted, if necessary, to indicate a springing forward of time by one hour.

Time confusion will result in some people arriving an hour late for church services on March 8, 2026.

There’ll be joy in Bible-believing, Bible-teaching houses of the Lord!

Romans 15:13: ^“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”

Posted 3-4-26

God’s perfect love

By Steven Brodsky

… is the subject of the song “Perfectly Loved.”

Accepting God’s perfect love makes perfect sense!

Posted 2-24-26

Praying Psalm 143:8 in the evening

By Steven Brodsky

Perhaps you have considered, or will consider, including the words and/or sentiment of King David’s Psalm 143:8 in your evening prayers.

Psalm 143:8 KJV: “Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.”

https://www.blueletterbible.org/comm/guzik_david/study-guide/psalm/psalm-143.cfm

May we hear God’s lovingkindness in the morning and know the way that we should walk.

Posted 2-20-26

O, to have the kind of inner fire for the Lord

By Steven Brodsky

… that’s spotlighted in Pat Barrett’s song “I’ve Got A Fire.”

God forbid, to be or remain lukewarm towards the Lord.

Revelation 3:16: “So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.”

Have questions about Revelation 3:16? See: Why did Jesus speak so strongly against lukewarm faith? | GotQuestions.org.

Posted 2-19-26

Knowledge and love

By Steven Brodsky

Knowledge puffs up.

Love builds up.

May post-Valentine’s Day weekend reflection on 1 Corinthians 8:1 be a blessing to the readers of the Entertainment, Culture and More column.

You’ll find 1 Corinthians 8:1 at: https://www.blueletterbible.org/nasb20/1co/8/1/s_1070001.

The greatest love is that of the Lord!

Posted 2-16-26

Frost and thaw

By Steven Brodsky

Many millions of Americans have been greatly impacted by frost and thaw in recent weeks.

On January 14, 1866, congregants of the Metropolitan Tabernacle church in London, England were reflecting on frost and thaw, and God, as Charles Haddon Spurgeon (who was known as the “Prince of Preachers”) was delivering his sermon “Frost and Thaw.”

Be blessed by “Frost and Thaw”: The Spurgeon Library | Frost and Thaw.

Posted 2-13-26

An abundance of snow

By Steven Brodsky

… that recently fell on a large area of the United States begets the pairing of this photo with a verse from Isaiah:

Isaiah 1:18: “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”

Posted 2-10-26

Listening to these two soul-themed songs

By Steven Brodsky

… will lead some of this column’s readers to reflect upon the current state of their souls:

 

Of course, matters related to the state of one’s soul can be addressed in prayers to God.

Posted 2-9-26

‘Jesus is for everybody’

By Steven Brodsky

… said Jelly Roll in his acceptance speech at the 2026 GRAMMYs after winning the GRAMMY in the category of Best Contemporary Country Album for Beautifully Broken.

Yes, Jesus is for everybody!

Congratulations to Jelly Roll on winning this GRAMMY, and thanks to him for reminding us that Jesus is for everybody:

https://www.gotquestions.org/whoever-calls-name-Lord-saved.html

Posted 2-2-26

God loves lost sheep

By Steven Brodsky

… Those who have been found by Him, know this firsthand!

See Luke 15:1-7: https://www.blueletterbible.org/nasb20/luk/15/1/s_988001.

Why would God leave the 99 to find 1? | GotQuestions.org

Posted 1-29-26

Jesus loves black sheep 

By Steven Brodsky

… and all of the people who were present when this video was filmed, including Ben Fuller:

And Jesus loves us!

Posted 1-26-26

A brother or sister can be close or not close

By Steven Brodsky

… Thank God, though, that God is closer than the greatest brother or sister can ever be for those who are God’s friends!

John 15:15: “Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.”

Proverbs 18:24: “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”

Posted 1-16-26

Everyone needs the Savior

By Steven Brodsky

… Everyone includes all of us.

Romans 3:23: “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”

Praise the Lord for the Savior whose birth many people will celebrate on Christmas Day!

Posted 12-6-25

The song that these dudes are performing while gathered around a fire pit

By Steven Brodsky

… will inspire readers of this column to sing like they (those readers) have already won:

Psalm 96:1-3: “O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.”

Posted 11-14-25

God is near to the heartbroken

By Steven Brodsky

… See Psalm 34:18.

Hallelujah when the heartbroken express heartbroken hallelujahs!

And hallelujah for “Heartbroken Hallelujah,” by MercyMe!

Posted 10-26-25

A story of kindness and faith

By Steven Brodsky

… is told in “A Man Called Norman.”

“A Man Called Norman” was originally broadcast on September 5, 1984.

Links to a “Man Called Norman” first appeared here in 2020.

Relinking to “A Man Called Norman” will be a blessing to readers of this column and others!

Here are the links:

https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/a-man-called-norman-part-1-of-2/

https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/a-man-called-norman-part-2-of-2/

Posted 10-11-25

From outer space

By Steven Brodsky

… on Christmas Eve, 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 (William Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman) transmitted a reading of Genesis 1:1-10 KJV.

Many millions of earthlings watched this on Christmas Eve, 1968:

Genesis 1 (KJV) – In the beginning God created

Questions about Genesis/creation? See: Creation | Answers in Genesis.

Posted 10-4-25

Choices

By Steven Brodsky

… We too are “living and dying” with consequences of choices.

Godly wisdom (and the Holy Spirit) can enable those who are His own to make choices that lead to most desirable consequences.

Psalm 111:10 reveals where godly wisdom begins.

Psalm 111:10: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.”

God’s way is better (best!).

Posted 8-23-25

After listening to Keith Green’s recording of ‘Create In Me A Clean Heart’ 

By Steven Brodsky

… some column readers will be drawn to pray Psalm 51:10-12: “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.”

Column readers will be singing the lyrics of “Create In Me A Clean Heart” while listening to the embedded recording!

About praying Scripture: https://www.gotquestions.org/praying-Scripture.html.

Posted 7-29-25

To be in fellowship with God

By Steven Brodsky

… is to be in a promised land.

Directions to this promised land include: praying to the God of the Bible, reading His Word (the Bible), and turning away from sin.

What is fellowship with God? | GotQuestions.org

Posted 6-20-25

Will you be going to ‘where the wicked shall cease their troubling’?

By Steven Brodsky

… That place: heaven.

Hopefully, we’ll meet there some day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09sWkMK4uY4

The above linked performance video of “The Wicked Shall Cease Their Troubling” featuring Jessy Dixon was previously linked in this section of the Entertainment, Culture and More column.

It came to mind as I was writing an article today that included an embed of “April Come She Will,” a Simon & Garfunkel song that was written by Paul Simon. That article appears at: Conversations With Writers And More delcoculturevultures.com.

It was then that I recalled that Paul Simon had seen Jessy Dixon in concert at Radio City Music Hall in 1972, and that Paul Simon invited Jessy Dixon to sing with him on Saturday Night Live, and that the two would go on to tour together in the U.S. and overseas for eight years.

Jessy Dixon passed away on September 26, 2011 at age 73.

Posted 3-14-25

One of the blessings of the godly in more advanced years

By Steven Brodsky

… is the capacity to continue to bear (wonderful/prime) fruit.

What a blessing that is, as the psalmist no doubt had observed prior to penning Psalm 92!

Take special note of Psalm 92:14: https://www.blueletterbible.org/nlt/psa/92/1/s_570001.

Posted 1-22-25

Aaron Wilburn’s ‘The People That God Gives You’

By Steven  Brodsky

… was referenced here in the summer of 2020.

Circumstances of life have affirmed the value of the song’s message for me and many others.

I first heard “The People That God Gives You” on the syndicated radio show that Paul Heil hosted for many decades.

The song has continued to be a blessing to me (and I believe to some of the people that God has given me).

Be blessed.

1 John 4:7-8:

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Paul Heil was interviewed for this column in 2018 and 2016. The interviews are accessible at: https://delcoculturevultures.com/2017/03/14/a-conversation-with-paul-heil-host-of-the-gospel-greats-syndicated-radio-show/.

Posted 9-5-24

‘Sweeter than honey’

By Steven Brodsky

… was the taste of God’s words to the psalmist.

Psalm 119:103: ^“How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”

This verse came to my mind while I was enjoying a spoonful of wildflower honey a few minutes ago.

Some of this column’s readers will recall the verse the next time they taste honey.

And some will recall the verse when they next taste the sweetness of the Bible.

Posted 8-27-24