The American Library Association has designated September 26 – October 3, 2009 as Banned Books Week in celebration of the freedom to read and to express one’s opinion “even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular.”
In Romans 16:19 ESV, the inspired writer Paul provides us a great principle of truth. He first encourages us to be wise — exercising discernment and good judgment regarding things that are good.
God has provided us with a total of 168 hours every week. Assuming we attend Sunday morning Bible class, Sunday morning and evening services, and Wednesday evening Bible study, we spend approximately four hours a week attending church services.
After hurricane Andrew struck South Florida in August 1992, teams of researchers descended on the state to measure the storm’s impact on everything from building materials to tropical fish.
The apostle Paul once wrote to Timothy these words: “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). It’s interesting to note that the phrase “rightly dividing” in the above passage is a metaphor derived from the stonemason’s […]
My brother sent me the following predictions via email today – they contain some great thoughts. I have included some appropriate Scriptures.
In 64 A.D., someone set fire to Rome out among the shops lining the Circus Maximus, Rome’s mammoth chariot stadium. A few days later, two-thirds of the city lay in
While growing up on the South Plains of West Texas back in the 1950’s, my two brothers and I experienced the meanest parents in the world! While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal,
According to a report, if a 45-year-old man exercises regularly through the rest of his life and another man the same age exists as a couch potato, the exercising man will live only 10 months longer.
Do we realize that each day, we are writing the story of our lives by what we say and do? As we are writing this story, are we using the great, but often neglected, wealth of the Bible? The Psalmist
The Bible encourages us to seek the advice of wise counselors. Proverbs 11:14 – NKJV states:
With reference to an individual’s faith, God has never blessed any man’s faith before his faith expressed itself in some act (cf. Acts 9:6; Acts 9:8; Gal. 5:6; James 2:24).
In the 8th century BC, amid personal and national injustice, the prophet Isaiah was used by God to awaken the conscience of His people. Their convenient spirituality had led them to violence and insensitivity toward their fellow human beings (Isaiah 57).
A querist asks, “After we die, will we recognize one another in the spiritual realm?”
Jesus once told the story of a sower, a seed, and four kinds of soil (Matthew 13:1-9 – NKJV). The soil among the thorns represented those who permit the Word of God in their
In Deuteronomy 4:1 – NKJV, the people were being handed a gift from God — “the statutes and the judgments” that would allow them to live properly in the land of God’s
The children of Israel had not gone far from the shore of the Red Sea when the realities of their new freedom began to register. They no longer enjoyed the ample food and water supply of Egypt. Now, after
The word “amateur” has been redefined over the years and has lost the luster of its original meaning. Our English word comes from the Latin word amatorem (nom. amator) “lover,” from amatus, pp. of amare “to love.”
In the summer of 1989, my grandmother passed from this life to be with the Lord. She was my mentor and inspiration in becoming a Christian as well as encouraging me to study my Bible on a daily basis
Most people respect service and those who serve. For example, we honor police officers who serve our communities. We pay homage to military personnel who serve our country.