While “there is nothing new under the sun” (Ecc. 1:9), and the temptations we face are “common to man” (1 Cor. 10:13), and “the same sufferings” that Satan brings upon us “are experienced by [our] brethren in the world” (1 Pet. 5:9), the trials, tribulations, hardships, sufferings, griefs, sorrows, burdens, pains, heartaches, uncertainties, anxieties that each of us face are, nevertheless, very…

I was not aware of the new show on ABC network, nationwide, available-in-nearly-every-home television until a friend mentioned it to me yesterday.  I had not heard about the new show with access to nearly every U.S. home for one hour every Lord’s Day evening.  If you look for the show in your guide, you’ll find it listed as “GCB.”  Just those three…

The movie was rated PG-13 but was supposed to be, according to friends, “really good.”  The family movie review site shed some light on what to expect, with content specifics on profanity, sex, violence, alcohol and other negative elements.  In the section on profanity in this movie, the review included these details:  2 “f” words, nearly 40 “s” words, 15 “a- -,”…

The Bible uses the verb “bite” (or some form of it, like “bites, bit, bitten”) ten times in the Old Testament, and every time God used that word it was in connection with a serpent.  In Numbers 21, “the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people died” (21:6-9).  Horrible!  I’d never want…

To graphically illustrate for us the severity of a person’s spiritual stubbornness, more than a dozen times the Bible speaks of individuals or nations being “stiff-necked.”  The first time was when the Israelites molded the golden calf at Mount Sinai.  “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people” (Ex. 32:9; 33:3, 5).  Moses used it four more times…

Clothing manufacturers must be saving a ton on new products these days, as so many ladies’ fashions are requiring less and less material.  It takes no effort at all, in public places these days, for a man to see more of a woman’s body than he should.  It is in vogue for ladies today to bare more and more cleavage, leaving very…

Concentrate for a moment on the word “work” in these verses.  “Jesus answered them, ‘My Father has been working until now, and I have been working” (John 5:17).  “I must work the works of Him who sent Me” (John 9:4).  A man said to his son, “Son, go, work today in my vineyard” (Matt. 21:28).  The meaning of this word is quite…

It is very easy to create a certain persona about yourself using words; it is a very different (and more difficult) thing to actually possess that persona, for that requires constant effort.  For example, just because you say you are honest doesn’t mean you are.  Just because you say you are humble doesn’t mean you are.  Just because you say you are…