We are creatures of habit, whether we think about it or not. You likely put socks on the same foot first each day. You start brushing your teeth at the same location in your mouth each day. The bank cashes your checks, for your signature habitually is the same. Our lives are filled with customs. The same is true of individuals in…

The toughest job on the entire planet is being a parent!  “Train up a child in the way he should go” (Prov. 22:6).  What parent hasn’t felt the overwhelming challenge of that command? “Bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4).  Easier said than done! So, a Christian parent dedicates himself/herself to two decades of pointing those…

The revelation this past week that a man named Ariel Castro had kidnapped, sexually assaulted and held captive three women in his Cleveland home for more than a decade has just sickened me.  I can hardly listen to or read the reports about this vile man and his vile acts.  My heart aches and is crushed for these young women and all…

When I think about all that Paul endured as a Christian, I am so amazed at the price he paid just to be a follower of Jesus.  False teachers in Corinth tried to parade all they had done for the Lord as evidence of the fact they preached the truth. This forced Paul to give an abbreviated summary of how much he…

We are at war! Being a follower of Christ means we have enlisted into the army of the true Commander-in-Chief of the universe and now are committed to follow Him in the battle against unrighteousness. Paul described this battle in these words. “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our…

Christians, beware! You are being targeted for extermination!  Or, at the very least, for suppression!  Your faith is not important!  Your convictions are silly and narrow-minded!  Your voice is not wanted!  Your silence and your acquiescence are expected and being demanded!  So, what will you do? It is hard to fathom “Christian persecution” coming to America, but it is here and it…

In our minds, we think of the carcasses of animals sacrificed at the temple as being totally consumed in the fires which continually burned at the altar. While this was true of some sacrifices, there were those times when carcasses of the animals were taken outside the camp and to be burned. In such instances the animals had been part of a…

“The majority of Americans now support gay marriage.”  Well, at least that’s what we’re being told. Isn’t it amazing how much public opinion polls now drive so much of the debate in our society and the decisions made by our elected officials! Some individuals (politicians included) will not decide what they think or believe about a certain matter until they see a…