It has been said that a compliment can carry someone for an entire month.  It probably depends on the nature of the compliment, who said it and what kind of month we’re having, but the right compliment at the right time often does carry someone for the next several days, if not weeks. Would it surprise you to know that God already…

What kind of friend are you?  Are you as good a friend as Ruth was to Naomi?  Naomi’s husband had died.  She needed a friend! Both of Naomi’s sons had died.  She needed a friend! But, Naomi didn’t see it that way.  And, Naomi was more concerned about others than she was for herself.  She told her daughter-in-laws, Orpah and Ruth, “Go,…

It was back in 1998, but the words ring as true today and almost eerily true.  Dr. Norman Geisler and Frank Turek co-authored a book entitled, Legislating Morality (which I think has been revised since then).  Think about this sentence:  “We’re living in a society in which people feel no obligation to control their own actions.  Instead, we rationalize and justify every…

It depends on what survey you read and who actually does the survey, but some recent surveys have found that 92% of Americans believe in God.  (The purpose of this short article is not to dissect exactly what they meant by belief in God.)  So, that means that things are not as bad as we thought, right?  That means that 92% of…

Getting an oil change is one of those laughably frustrating events in life.  You get out of your car and say, “I’d like an oil change.”  (Simple, straightforward, precise.)  “Ok, sir, we’ll get right on it.”  You go into the customer area and wait…you know what’s coming next.  The nice gentleman comes in with your air filter in hand and begins his…

Have you ever tried to cancel a service or close an account with some provider (like phone, internet, bank, etc.)?  How amazing is it the number of hoops they will jump through and the variety of options they will throw your way to try to keep your business?  Some will almost literally say, “No, please don’t leave us.  What about this?  Or,…

The Christian religion is one in which certain “paradoxes” might be noticed.  Jesus said, “Whoever desires to save his life will lose it” (Matt. 16:25)—lose it to save it.  “Whoever loses his life for My sake will find it”—if you don’t lose it, then you won’t find it.  Paul said, “If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let…

Have you ever tried to log in to a computer and it asked for a password?  Have you ever tried to access a protected website, get money from the ATM, enter a secured building, etc.?  Everything wants a password or a code in order to gain access. The word “access” is one of the sweetest words in the Christian language.  Romans 5:2…