The presence of God changes everything. Imagine a weary Israelite on the 40-year journey through the wilderness. In the darkness of the night he lifts the flap of his tent, looks up at the pillar of fire in the sky, turns to his wife and says, “Everything’s okay, God’s still with us.” Consider the disciples…
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Sibling rivalry is as old as … well, the Old Testament. To this day it still puts great stress on families. My two grandsons are both teenagers. In my humble, but correct, opinion, they are the finest, kindest, smartest, and most promising two grandchildren the world has ever known. But they are truly “biblical” brothers.…
Read MoreMost of us will sit down with family and friends this week to enjoy a table full of food. Our tables represent a great deal of work done by a farmer somewhere. He prepared the soil, planted seed, and monitored the threats. Some plants had to be given special care while others seemed to grow…
Read MoreAccording to a recent study by Lifeway research, 66 percent of students who attended church at least twice a month during high school will stop attending by the time they turn 22. According to another study by Lifeway Research, the number one predictor of spiritual maturity is reading the Bible on a daily basis. Put…
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“The devil made me do it.” My generation remembers Flip Wilson popularizing this catchphrase in the early 1970s. It was comedy. We laughed when his character, Geraldine Jones, said, “The devil made me buy this dress. I didn’t want to do it!” Flip Wilson may have popularized the catchphrase, but he didn’t originate the notion…
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