As people, we sometimes have funny concepts about growing old. We don’t want to become old, but neither do we want to die young. Douglas MacArthur is quoted as saying, “Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals.”

The sad end of the earthly throne of the house of David was accomplished by the siege and fall of Jerusalem to

There’s a poem by an unknown author entitled, “Where God Ain’t.” It talks about a little boy coming home from Bible class, observing a caterpillar, a milk-weed pod, and a bird’s nest. When asked by a neighbor how his day had been, the boy related his observations. The neighbor tells

A preacher was once heard to say, “If you can do anything besides preach then don’t preach.” James is stressing the same idea with regard to teachers in James 3:1. Unless you

Over the space of many years, evolutionists have contended for a theory that is not provable, either by true scientific evidence or by biblical evidence. Volumes of books have been written to emphasize this point.

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 has been called the greatest archaeological find of the 20th century. The

Barry Newton at Forthright presents some good thoughts on how assumptions are used to convince us that the earth is billions of years old and that therefore the Bible is just a morality tale for ancient man.  Read on. Did God Trick Us?

True friends are like diamonds — very precious and rare (cf. 1 Samuel 18:30 NASB [marginal reading in the KJV — Heb. “precious“]; 1 Samuel 26:21 NASB). They will listen to our problems, stand up for us when we’re in the right, are happy when we succeed, and

As we begin this New Year – 2010, let us list some benefits of a simple smile from an unknown author:

As human beings, we get very excited about a New Year, because we look forward to making resolutions for the purpose of “turning over a new leaf” as it were. We make lists of changes in our

The story is told of an eight-year-old boy, living in Africa in December, 1947, who wished for a new pair of white tennis shoes for Christmas. Young folks here in the United States

During my high school years in the 1960‘s, we were required to read the classic novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” In that novel, Atticus Finch is portrayed as a respected

In a recent KFOX news report, a Missouri teenager is accused of stabbing a man with an ice pick in a dispute over a parking spot. She allegedly stabbed the man half a dozen times with a five inch ice pick because he took a parking space the teenager wanted.

Children need not be bored by Bible history. Think of the following example: Moses escaped death as a child (Exodus 1-2-NKJV)

For several years now, I have enjoyed watching the old 1951 black-and-white rerun of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. The leading character is Ebenezer Scrooge, portrayed by actor Alastair Sim, who does a phenomenal job presenting the heartless, miserly, and self-centered Scrooge.

The following is a biblical formula for having a spiritually productive New Year in 2011:

Regarding the teaching of our children, this writer would like to emphasize something that is sometimes lost in the shuffle, and that is to teach our kids to teach themselves. As we all know, learning is a life-long process. We won’t grow old mentally, if we’re willing to learn something new.

The following poem by an unknown author, emphasizes our need to exercise the privilege of daily praying to our

There’s a sign on a local business establishment here in El Paso, that has printed in large letters, the following message: “No Loitering or Drinking Allowed On These Premises.”

Many people that call themselves Christians, neglect the most powerful single force in the world — the power of