Memorial Day just passed, and the nursery school teacher took the opportunity to tell her class about patriotism. “We live in a great country,” she said. “One of the things we should be happy is that, in this country, we are all free.” One little boy came walking up to her from the back of […]
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“Meaningless Gatherings”
Landerneau, France, a small town in France, has finally landed in the headlines. After trying twice before, their invitation to Smurfs to come to their fair city has landed them in the Guinness World Records for the largest gathering of blue people. The 3,076 who gathered broke the old record of 2,762 who met in […]
The Tears of Jesus
On three different occasions we read of Jesus weeping. As we seek to understand why our Lord wept at these times it will help us to see and appreciate even more the depth of His love and His commitment to obey His Father’s will. May we allow these events in the life of Jesus to […]
Hope, the Christian Motivation
Biblical hope is desire with expectation. It is not “hope-so” or “maybe;” it is a certainty. It is better than any earthly hope. Earthly hope is a maybe at best. When God offers hope, it will happen. Since biblical hope is so great the question to ask is, “How does one get this hope?” How […]
Focus on Truth: Know Peace Philippians 4:8
Writing to the Philippians, Paul says, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (Phil. 4:8). How can a person live out Paul’s instructions while regularly partaking […]
We Can Learn a Lot from Jesus’ Tomb
The Etruscans were the first known inhabitants of Italy. They were there before the Romans and had a highly developed civilization. They left no written record, history, poetry, or literature. All that we know of them we have learned from their tombs. Archaeologists can learn a lot from the tombs of people and civilizations that […]
Something Worse Than Sodom? YES!!
I think we all know at least one thing about the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. Their story is one of the most well-known and sobering events in the Bible. We very likely know that God destroyed them because of their excessive wickedness by raining fire and brimstone (sulfur) from heaven (Genesis 19.24). We probably […]
Be Happy
“From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep; in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, […]
“The Fight of a Lifetime”
Joshua 6 – Justin Pannell Personal Story: I joined the military because I wanted to learn to fly airplanes (a reality that ultimately did not occur due to medical reasons) but it occurred to me during Warrior Week in Air Force Basic Training that I could potentially have to fight and that was a sobering reality […]
Does Your Service to God Cost Anything?
When King David sinned by taking an unauthorized census of the people, the prophet Gad brought word from God that a punishment was imminent. Three days of horrible pestilence came upon the nation. To stop the plague David was instructed to make an altar and to offer a sacrifice at the threshingfloor of a man […]