God’s Amazing Grace
In his historical novel based on the life of Lincoln, Gore Vidal pictures a cabinet meeting when it was evident that the South would be defeated and Lincoln’s advisors began to make plans for...
A Baptism in the New Testament
It is interesting to go back in time to see the church in its primitive state….when the Spirit was still directly instructing Christians on how God wanted religion practiced.
You’re Not Going to the Prom?!
How many times have Christian teens faced a bewildered friend who says, "You're not going to the prom? This is the biggest event of your senior year! Why are you not going?" Patiently, yet confidently, they explain why they don't dance.
Jesus Loves Me, This I Know
One preacher went so far as to say, “Everything I ever needed to know about religion I learned from Jesus loves me, this I know.” He may not have exaggerated much, for the entire scheme of redemption is found within its lyrics.
How Can One Overcome Addiction to Gambling?
Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote The Gambler in 1866. In this autobiographical novel, he offered a personal understanding of the psychology and physiology of the compulsive, addicted gambler. He documented characteristics such as the...
Thirteen Chapters and No Sin
What sin did Joseph commit? Having trouble coming up with one? You are not alone.
This is Going to Sting a Little
Life has internal stings as well-broken hearts, crushed ambitions, crashed dreams. These usually smart for much longer than the kind nurses inflict. Do you ever wonder, "Why me, Lord? I'm a Christian. I walk...
Beatitudes for Teachers
Blessed are the teachers who set a good example before their students in all things: for they are worthy members of a great calling
Blessed are the teachers who know their subject: for their students...
Once Saved, Always Saved?
Robert R. Taylor, Jr., comments that the possibility of apostasy is taught in over 2,500 places in Holy Writ.
Old testament
Consider a sampling from the Old Testament:
"And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the...