Articles: 467
Practical reflections on following Jesus in everyday choices, work, and relationships.
As the year 2020 winds down and we enter the last few months, there is one thing foremost on the minds of many—“Who will be the next president of the United States?” As Christians, we are confronted by the numerous…
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? –1 Corinthians 1:20. Perhaps some of us may stumble at the thought that there is a type of…
Around forty years ago, there was a baby boy born who we will call Larry. As he started to become a toddler his parents discovered that he had some learning problems. They took him to a doctor when he was around four…
“Dad, why do people believe conspiracy theories?” My twelve-year-old son asked me. “I don’t really know, Vince,” I said. “They’ve been around for a long time. I suppose they must help people deal with life in some way,…
That is the question many young folks seem to be asking today. In this article we are going to take a look at this question from a historical, cultural, and biblical perspective. There are many reasons to marry or to not…
Stay at home, our government has been saying to us recently in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. Long before this, though, another Government—a higher Government—told us ladies to “stay at home.” Not in order to prevent…
The sun sets on another day. Kneeling, you realize you have nothing to say. It’s been so long since the fire burned hot, Replaced with darkness, your stomach a knot. It didn’t take much, just a slow drift away; If…
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are trusting that each of you as our readers are doing well and continuing to trust the Lord. The pandemic has created a bit of a backlog for us, along with…
A verse that has always caught my attention, one that has caused my spine to tingle is found in Matthew chapter seven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have…
As a young man I remember hearing a popular slogan about faith: “Faith begins when reason ends.” As a young Christian, I thought it was a great life slogan. As I mature in my walk with Jesus, I look back on this…
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace –Psalm 144:12. The vision of every godly parent is to see their children grow…
Ramona* was a little girl who was very busy and active. Like other four-year-old’s, there were a lot of things Ramona could do. She could ride a bike, climb a tree, wash dishes, write her name, and ride her pony all by…
It is August 2020, over four months since the coronavirus pandemic started, and it is still affecting our lives. People are still getting sick. The government and its decisions continue to be at the center of a lot of…
We asked the Lord for him, our third child, third son. He came with the springtime, the crowning creation of new life, bewailing his shuffled surroundings. Folks commented on his wail: they thought it was adorable. We…
Many people ask, “Is listening to secular music a sin? Is there anything wrong with CCM (Christian Contemporary Music)? Is it okay for Christians to listen to rap, rock, country, pop, or rhythm and blues?” For the sake…
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life,…
He was born in a stable, meant for beasts of the field. It was from the beginning that His will He would yield. He was never well-liked; despised by all men; Laughed to scorn, reviled—again, and again. Yes, His mission…
Greetings of love in the name of Jesus, our Savior, our Redeemer, and our Lord. When our last magazine issue went out, most things in the world seemed to be continuing quite normally. Suddenly, everything started…
I have heard many Christians say they are not satisfied with their relationship with God. They wonder why God does not speak to them like He spoke with people in the Bible, or even in the early church. I have often…
And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your…
Wars and rumors of wars, a pandemic sweeping across the world, whispers of economic collapse, carefully made plans disrupted. This is our world today. Why would God allow a tiny microbe to encroach on all of humanity,…
Joel had a serious problem of taking things which did not belong to him. Sometimes he would sneak mother’s freshly baked cookies from the cookie jar, or he would take Nathan’s magic markers without asking to use them. To…
There was a time in my life when I volunteered on the ambulance with two local EMS stations in Pennsylvania where I lived. I was a trained EMT and equipped to help a hurting person. During my times of duty, I was…
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