American humorist, newspaper columnist, and bestselling author Erma Bombeck, had a writing career that spanned three decades. From the mid-1960’s through the mid-1990’s, she wrote several books and received fifteen honorary doctorate degrees.
Since today is the beginning of the New Year – 2011, I thought I would post some Bible reading schedules that hopefully will fit into our daily schedules.
The beginning of a New Year is always a time of reflection, introspection, and careful consideration of the past— and planning for the future. Such times find this writer drawn to the words found in the book of Ecclesiastes, the greatest treatise on the human condition ever written.
The story is told of a summer camp counselor, who, after a long and tiring day of hiking, told the kids under his charge, “Let’s go to sleep and put our cares in God’s hands.” One of the kids said, “Might as well, He’s up all night anyway!”
Just because we find ourselves in our 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, or 80’s, doesn’t mean we’re “over the hill.“ Do we remember Grandma Moses? She was 100 years old and still producing scenic paintings (see video).
Experts who have studied the world’s population, have concluded that there were about 200 million people living during the lifetime of Jesus — the same amount of people who presently use the social networking website called Facebook. Now that’s a lot of people, but relatively speaking it is a fairly small number.
During the holiday season, there are many people who are depressed and despondent over many things that have either happened in their past or over things that are presently happening to them. Unfortunately, many Christians find themselves in the same boat.
The story is told of a Bible salesman who was one day demonstrating a Bible to the lady of the house. After purchasing the Bible, the lady asked the following question: “How can I keep my Bible cover from causing cracks and breaks in the binding?”
As the above title suggests, money still talks — let’s listen to it speak! A well-to-do brother in Christ leaves his $500,000 house on Sunday morning, drives to the church building in his new Gallardo Lamborghini, brushes his $1,500.00 Gucci suit, and with a grand flourish, drops in his dollar bill into the collection plate, […]
In the farming community of Olton, Texas where I grew up as a young man, everyone knew everyone else by first name. A feeling of closeness was just one of the benefits of growing up in a small community.
Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision, Where I live in the depths but see Thee in the heights; Hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold Thy glory.
During the dark days of World War II, as Adolf Hitler was tyrannizing Europe and herding millions of people into concentration camps, there was a widespread belief that the end of history had arrived.
Twas the night before Christmas and as I looked round my tent, I couldn’t believe all the money I’d spent For trains and dolls, for trinkets and toys Some for the girls and some for the boys.
Have you ever wondered why there are four gospel accounts instead of just one? In this brief article, let us investigate the makeup of each gospel account, determining why each account is necessary.
The story is told of a man, who before eating in his favorite restaurant, went to the bathroom to wash his hands. As he was about to dry his hands, he spotted what looked like an expensive gold wedding band on top of the towel dispenser. Some man had forgotten
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of the southern United States in August of 2005, displaced families and individuals were often referred to in the media as “refugees.”
A church once stood for truth and right; To have it preached was its delight; But things today are not the same; Alas! Has all gone down the drain?
One of the major obstacles we have in our showing compassion to those in need, is making prejudgments about who we “think” is worthy of our compassion.
In his Forthright Magazine article today, Brother Michael Brooks brings out some important points regarding the parable of the laborers found in Matthew 20:1-16. The text describes how the landowner added new laborers throughout the day in addition to the ones he originally hired, then
Progress is a marvelous thing to observe. For example. when computers first became a prominent part of modern-day life in the 1960’s, they were extremely large objects that took up entire rooms. The