Our nation will soon be commemorating the birth of our savior Jesus. I think that whenever our country wants to celebrate something good it is a good thing. And the birth of Jesus is a very good thing. So great is the fact of His birth that it is the central point in time! We […]
Have you ever gotten lost while driving to a place that you have never been to before? Prior to car GPS systems this was a common thing, especially when trying to find someone’s house. I remember years ago when trying to get to a customer’s house was a hard thing to do. And when I […]
Every now and then the topic of capital punishment, or the death penalty, becomes front and center in the public spotlight. These news stories are chosen because there is an angle, or twist, to the story that will serve the mainstream media’s objective to stop all capital punishment. Usually, it is a case where the […]
By death bed conversion I am not only referring to people who are dying and then call for a minister, but also to those who ‘plan’ their time for Christianity sometime after retirement.
Does becoming christ-like seem like an impossible task? I have heard that some people are reluctant to becoming a christian due to their belief that it is too much for them. This is understandable; but this could be said about doing what an adult does if you are a little child. No one expects a […]
The Bible uses the word hope a lot because we, as Christians, are taught that hope is essential to the Christian life. The divine standard of Ephesians chapter 4 is One God, One Lord Jesus Christ, One faith, One baptism, One body, One hope, and One spirit. Hope is one of the seven essentials for […]
Ten million dollars? A hundred million dollars? In reality, a soul often sells for a whole lot less. Why? Because the thing we desire the most is what the devil uses to purchase our souls. He has been given power in this world to tempt and bribe us. Jesus faced such trials. “Then the devil […]
Recently, on the Hebrew calendar, Yom Kippur, “Day of Atonement”, was celebrated. This is the most solemn and holy of Jewish observances. It is the one day even many secularist and religiously indifferent Jews show up at synagogue. As reported in the Chicago Jewish Star, “many synagogue seats are sold out and overflow crowds congregate […]
Have you noticed that some people have an ability to influence others that is so great that companies will pay them to be the name and face of their products. These business’s look for people who have a good reputation and that are known and respected by the general public. People who are in big […]
Have you ever noticed that the younger a person is, the more open they are to advice? And as we age and get set in our ways, we generally do not take advice very well at all, especially from younger people? And the more important that a person thinks he or she is, the higher […]