A Tale of Two Cities…is a legendary novel by Charles Dickens. It is about London and Paris during the French Revolution. The social and economic events during and prior to the Revolution are somewhat parallel between the two cities. It reflects abject poverty, appalling starvation, rampant crime, ruthless capital punishment, and aristocratic greed. This book was […]
Preparing for survival Amazing how God works! I was asked to write a message about a comment I made to Bill Dotson, founder of Abiding Fathers. A comment to his devotional writing on Joel 1.3. “Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation.” This reminded […]
From creation to Abraham, Genesis answers questions like why God created the heavens and the earth, why did God create you and me, why does God allow evil in the world, and while doing so, looks at how everything in the Bible points toward the Lord Jesus Christ.
Authority given to man What Jesus is saying is a reminder and reiteration of the first words spoken to Adam. “Procreate, fill the earth, subdue it and rule over it.” The triune God had transferred his authority to Adam and his descendants. Scripture goes on to be specific in Genesis that Adam would have the authority […]
At first, Moses said, “No!” Gideon said, “Why me?” and Jonah said, “I’m gettin’ outta here!” Heroes? You bet! We’ll meet these and 18 other ordinary men and women through whose achievements, qualities, and courage God made them heroes then and how He can make us heroes today!
What’s life all about? When can I drive the Hummer? Where do I fit in? Should I go out with him? It’s my money isn’t it? – and more! Let’s Talk guides you and your teen through issues that are knocking on the door if they haven’t already arrived.
“Success The Old Fashion Way,” “How To Win Friends & Influence People,” “Swimming Against The Current,” “Having A Good Time By Having A Good Life,” and more. Lessons from the book of Daniel and “pen-pal letters” written to the Apostle Paul help us learn how live a Christian life in today’s world.
Drifting Paul was writing to his young disciple, Timothy. He was trying to encourage him to stay true and have faith in the Scriptures which he had learned as a child from his mother and grandmother. There’s always a tendency to drift or turn away from truth, whether in trials or in plenty. We have […]
Provoking children Provoke is a transitive verb. It means, among other things, ‘to cause a reaction, usually a negative one’. A few synonyms are: exasperate, incense, enrage, exacerbate, offend, lash out into fury, make one’s blood boil, drive one mad. Not much good seen here. So, how does this happen? Most dads would say, “I […]
Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.” He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods” – […]