Nothing was going right in his life. He had lied to his father, stolen from his brother and now that brother had made plans to kill him. He had left the security of the home where he had been raised and was headed to a foreign land, hoping to find a wife there. As night approached he decided to sleep out in…

One of the problems every Christian faces is to read the Bible and then feel a sense of personal obligation to take those words and make them part of life. It’s the same problem faced by a school teacher who tells her students, “Some time today we need to make sure that we clean this room and get all the scraps of…

Who is there who does not struggle with setting priorities for their lives? Every day has its chores and it is likely that not all of them will be accomplished. The beginning of every new week, month or year can cause us to think of what needs to be done in that time frame. What we actually do will be determined by…

This week is the 56th anniversary establishing the wording of the Pledge of Allegiance to contain the phrase “one nation under God.” This reference to God has been challenged repeatedly in the court system but twice has been upheld by the Supreme Court as reflecting the view of the founders of this great nation. From the very beginning our forefathers saw that…

In the last week of Jesus’ life, He was confronted by the religious leaders of the Jews asking by what authority He was doing the things He was doing. Before Jesus answered their query, He told them that they should first respond to His question. He asked them about the baptism of John and by what authority John had baptized the multitude.…

This past Sunday I was able to hear the most outstanding sermon I ever hope to hear on one of the most difficult topics which can be addressed. The world has rejected purity, godliness and holiness. Because of the world’s influence many Christians have lost sight of how clearly God has revealed His will regarding sexual immorality, lasciviousness, lust, dancing, inappropriate touching,…

Maybe you need to know the following. “An erg is the unit of energy and mechanical work in the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system of units, symbol ‘erg.’ Its name is derived from the Greek ergon, meaning ‘work’. . . .An erg is the amount of work done by a force of one dyne exerted for a distance of one centimeter. In the CGS…

How many Christians do you know who grieve because they cannot seem to reach others, especially their relatives? We long for all the world to be saved, but have special grief for those who are closest to us. Paul longed for the salvation of the nation of Israel and expressed it so vividly when he said, “I have great sorrow and continual…