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Engagement Rings and Christmas Presents
Does that title sound romantic? Sorry. This really isn’t a romantic post. But think about it–what do engagement rings and Christmas presents have in common, anyway? I suppose a lot of guys pop the question around Christmas time, but that’s not what […]
Seven Lessons from a Severe Head Cold
For three or four days now I have had a loathsome head cold. You’ve had them too–miserable, disgusting, abhorrent, vile head colds. In the midst of nose blowing and watery eyes and hoarsened voice, we pray, miserably, "Lord! Please take this stuff […]
What Would You Do?
Let’s do a "thought experiment." Suppose you are a teacher in a local church. As you teach, suppose someone brings up the subject of people who are living together, but who have not entered into a marriage covenant. And suppose that since […]
As America Changes Watch for These Things
Please understand that by listing the following items I am not making prophecies or predictions of what will happen. But it seems that the probability is high that those who would like to see these kinds of changes will see the new […]
The Morning after the Election of 2008
Barack Obama is the new president-elect. Here are a few of my thoughts on the morning after the election. I’ll try to flesh them out later. America may change, but God does not. “For I am the LORD, I change not.” (Mal […]
Better Grades Through Memorizing Scripture!
Today I attended a workshop for math teachers where I heard many teachers bemoaning the fact that they have so many students who seem to retain so little math that they presumably learned in previous grades. It is an almost universal teacher […]
Why Has God Left Us Here? Learning from the Life of David Brainerd
Not to sit and dream of heaven! Not to make ourselves as comfortable as we can! Not to have as much fun as possible! We are here to count for Him! to bring Him glory! To use our resources to cry out […]
What Am I Really Passionate About?
This is a comment I uploaded to Myspace last year. I decided to add it to our weblog just to keep the posts together. Am I Passionate for Christ? If you look around a bit, you will find people who are PASSIONATE […]
On Being Cool
Have you noticed that for a large segment of our population, the greatest virtue has become "coolness?" We base what we have to say on whether it sounds "cool" or not. We base what we wear on whether it looks "cool" or […]
Standing Alone
One of the most difficult tasks often assigned to a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ is that of identifying with Him in His willingness to stand alone. Jesus Stood Alone Immediately after Jesus was betrayed by Judas, the Bible records this […]