524: Time for a Census
The census in the United States comes around every ten years. There’s debate as to what questions are appropriate to ask and what information is none of the government’s business.…
The census in the United States comes around every ten years. There’s debate as to what questions are appropriate to ask and what information is none of the government’s business.…
Here’s a handy way to share the gospel with someone who is biblically illiterate. Everyone in this world wants to be loved. Each of us needs a friend with whom…
You often hear people of the world say to their own something like, “You’ve done nothing to feel ashamed about.” Yet, Christ-followers are always talking about the importance of repentance.…
I have yet to find a child that isn’t amazed when someone deftly pulls a coin from his ear. As we grow older and become more sophisticated, we experience the…
Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and melting ice caps are being blamed on climate change. It does seem that the climate is getting warmer, but will this increased heat be a permanent…
Inflation is ruining the pocketbooks of many homes, as the prices of everything are rising sky high. Families are struggling to pay for gasoline, food, electricity, and housing. In the…
Before cell phones, you were dependent upon snail mail to read a card or letter from your loved one. When Karen and I lived 500 miles apart, it took days…
After the Hebrew people were delivered from slavery in Egypt, three episodes stand out to me. As they came to Mt. Sinai, God called Moses to ascend the mountain to…
Emotions are a gift from God. We can experience soaring highs when things are going well. But it is also possible to plummet to extreme lows. At times, we can’t…
I had the privilege of being raised in a small town by a mom and dad who loved me and taught me the difference between right and wrong. They demonstrated…
All of us have lived with broken promises by others. Most of them haven’t had a long-term negative impact on our lives. Other promises were very important to us and,…
Jesus had just told His disciples that that night they’d abandon Him and run for their lives. Not wanting to be called a coward, especially in front of others, Peter…
Some people have been embarrassed when their parrot, at an inappropriate time, suddenly squawked out cuss words that it had heard from their mouth. However, parrots aren’t the only ones…
Here in America, we celebrate the annual events of Christmas and Easter. Even though we celebrate them every year, many people don’t understand their significance. They mistakenly think that the…
The socioeconomic spread found the super-wealthy on one end of the spectrum and slaves on the other end. The people in power had forgotten that God had provided prosperity in…