The favorite old hymn says, “Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love; the fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.”  There is something uniquely beautiful and uniquely strong about the Christian bond.  The tie that binds two hearts together in Christ-like love is mysteriously strange to those outside of Christ. Why do a Christian husband and…

Ever been at that point in your life when you wondered – What am I going to do?  What should I do?  What decision should I make?  How am I going to make it? Perhaps Jacob’s son, Joseph, faced those haunting questions when sold into slavery.  Perhaps Moses faced those recurring questions when he was in Midian for 40 years.  Perhaps Daniel…

We know that a person must believe in Jesus as the Christ in order to be saved (Acts 16:31).  And, we know that a penitent believer must be baptized in order to be saved (Mark 16:16).  But, did you know there is something a person must love in order to be saved?  (This is not “Someone” a person must love, like God…

Have you ever felt like the psalmist?  “I cried out to God with my voice…In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; My soul refused to be comforted.  I…was troubled; I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed…I am so troubled that I cannot speak….Will the Lord cast off forever?  And…

“I’m older than that person, which makes me a little better than him.”  “I make more money than that person, which makes me a little better than her.”  “I went further with my education than that person, which makes me a little better than him.”  “I was actually born in this country, which makes me a little better than her.”  “I am…

The Jews were in trouble in Esther’s day.  Haman had conspired against them and was on a mission to wipe them out.  Esther’s cousin, Mordecai, brought this to the attention of Esther (a Jew), who was Queen of Persia.  The famous line from Mordecai’s message still rings true today: “Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time…

It amazes me that a computer can run on a battery.  A battery!  Flashlights and children’s toys run on batteries, but a computer?  Laptop computers are designed to run for hours on a battery.  Desktop computers and entire networks of servers will run for several minutes to several hours on battery backups.  However, the battery power does not last forever.  After a…

As adults reminisce about their school days, often there will be talk about what their best, worst, favorite or least favorite subjects were “back in the day.”  It’s interesting the treatment that Math always gets.  With some subjects, like History or English, there is sometimes a “middle of the road” reaction among adults—might not have been the worst or the best subject,…