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...
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...
Bare Season is Here Again
During bare season (summer months) worldly women (and men) are known for wearing as little clothing as possible. Women and girls come onto the streets in shorts and the briefest tops and to services...
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.
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...
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...
Six Things Most Needed in the Church
Six things we can do today to make the church a better place.
God is Pruning Me
God loves me. God delivers me. God sustains me. God listens to me. God prunes me?
When David Really Messed Up
David is one of the most popular characters in the Bible. He triumphed over a lion, a bear, and a giant.
He maintained integrity while hunted like a wild animal by King Saul. He even...
Forgive, as God Forgives
Years ago a young man quarreled with his father and left home.
He kept in touch with his mother and wanted badly to come home for Christmas, but he was afraid his father would not...