Most of us have read about the infamous John Wilkes Booth who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. But have we ever read about Edwin Booth, John’s eldest brother? Edwin Thomas Booth was a well-known American actor who one day was waiting at a Jersey City train station. All of
Jesus taught great moral truths by using great human tragedies. One such episode is His parable of the rich fool in Luke 12:16-21. Like many of us, this man nobly earned an honest living through hard work and toil, but unfortunately, like many of us, he failed to realize that God was the source of […]
An astronomer once remarked to Fulton J. Sheen, “To an astronomer, man is nothing but an infinitesimal dot in an infinite universe.” “An interesting point of view,” Sheen responded, “but you seem to forget that your infinitesimal dot of man is still the astronomer.”
A querist asks, “I am finding a lot of Bibles that seem to discount the last part of Mark in 16 and I believe verse 9 and following to be not reliable as scripture. Can anyone help me
Personal or public sin is never easy to confess because of pride or ego — but it is necessary in order to get our lives right with God (Isaiah 59:1-15). The following are some aspects of confession that we may or may not have thought of:
Would I be called a Christian if everybody knew My secret thoughts and feelings and everything I do? Would they see the likeness of Christ in me each day?
After condemning those who would find fault in judging others, not seeing their own faults (Matthew 7:1-5), our Lord said:
How do we feel about someone who starts a job but never gets around to completing it? What do we think when a member of the church promises us something, but doesn’t fulfill his or her promise? How do we expect to win the prize, if we quit and fail to cross the finish line?
Premillennialists are certain that the Lord will return to set up a physical kingdom in Israel and rule from David’s literal throne for one thousand years. Other interesting and bizarre doctrines surround this core idea but that really is premillennialism reduced to its core: we are living before (“pre”) the millennia (thousand year reign of […]
The following are seven aspects of the coming judgment of God that are important for us to consider:
The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates (469-399 BC) believed that if an individual was truly wise, he would not be obsessed with possessions. Practicing to an extreme what he preached, he even refused to wear shoes. However, Socrates loved to visit the marketplace (see video) and gaze with admiration at the great abundance of products on […]
A couple of years ago, I read a news story of a lady bartender in Kansas who had been waiting on one of her steady customers. He had always tipped her well, sometimes leaving as much as half the tab. But one day, he gave her a $10,000 tip for a $26 meal. Can we […]
The information that we gain through reading (whether it is from the printed page or from a computer screen), comes into our minds through our senses. In a sense, we are all sponges, soaking up raw materials of knowledge in all our waking hours.
As I was walking my little Dachshund dog this afternoon, I noticed a young man in his teens smoking a cigarette while standing upside a concrete fence. Looking at him smoking reminded me of my high school years, when my peers
On successfully dwelling with our wives, Peter issues us as husbands this challenge:
Many of the younger generation believe that getting older means becoming obsolete. However, it can mean serving, growing, and maturing in the Lord’s service to the end of our days (cf. Philippians 3:12-15; 2 Timothy 4:7). T.S. Eliot once stated: “Old men ought to be explorers,” to which this writer is in complete agreement.
While substituting in a local middle school library a few years ago, a young female student came into the library, set down at one of several computers, and asked me, “Are there any games on these computers?” To which I replied, “To my knowledge, there is only one game on these computers.” The young lady asked, […]
In Romans 8:35-37, the apostle Paul who was beset by problems on every hand (2 Corinthians 4:8-18) stated: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Even as it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day […]
Offering various rewards as an incentive to motivate folks to do something, permeates today’s society. We’ve all seen parents in grocery stores think only in terms of rewarding their children — even rewarding them for bad behavior.
Our careers often demand much of our time and attention, but our Lord has an interesting way of interrupting our business agendas. In fact, He invites us to be an active participant in His