A man and “man’s best friend” went on a walk down a long road.  The road was straight and the day was clear, but the end of the road was in the distance in the horizon.  The man was carrying all of the load, including plenty of food, water, treats and medical aid for his “best friend.”  He decided not to put…

King David promised faithfulness to the Lord as the king of Israel.  The resolute determination which he expressed to God in Psalm 101 should be the resolute determination of every king and president today, every church leader, every parent, and in reality, every Christian. “I will sing of mercy (lovingkindness, steadfast love) and justice…I will sing praises.” “I will behave wisely in…

Isn’t the human brain amazing?  For men, they can stick all sorts of sports statistics, fishing stories and football schedules in their heads (but they can’t seem to remember a simple date).  For ladies, they can recall with ease every outfit that other ladies have worn to church for the last six months, their child’s “firsts” and every dumb argument their spouse…

What do microscopes and telescopes have to do with God?  Microscopes use a lens or series of lenses to create enlarged images of minute objects, so that we can see things that we would normally not be able to see because they are so small.  Telescopes use lenses and/or mirrors for viewing distant objects, so that we can see things that we…

We have been told that teaching sexual abstinence until marriage is “unrealistic” in our day and it doesn’t work.  Therefore, they say, we must find a way to compromise and to protect our young people.  Hence, we teach our elementary-age children “safe sex” techniques and habits, instead of teaching them to wait until they are married.  But, are we going far enough?…

In Psalm 31, David called upon God to protect him from his enemies.  His enemies “secretly laid” a net to catch him (31:4); slandered, taken “counsel together against” him and schemed “to take away” his life” (31:13); persecuted him (31:15); spoke lies and “insolent things proudly and contemptuously against” him (31:18).  David pleaded with God to listen (31:2), deliver (31:1-2, 15), lead…

Everybody has a hero (or so it seems).  For some, it might be a sports figure or some Olympic athlete.  For others, it might be someone in Hollywood, like a big movie star or a Broadway performer.  It could be someone in your family, someone in your neighborhood, a police officer, a firefighter, etc.  There are heroes all around us, some good…

The words that Will H. Houghton penned 75 years ago seem an appropriate meditation for the beginning of a new year.  Slowly and soberly reflect on these words and pray unto the Lord, “Lead me to some soul today; O teach me, Lord, just what to say.  Friends of mine are lost in sin, and cannot find their way.  Few there are…