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Colossians 4:5-6 5 When you are with unbelievers, always make good use of the time. 6 Be pleasant and hold their interest when you speak the message. Choose your words carefully and be ready to give answers to anyone who asks questions.[1] Matthew 5:13 13 You are like salt for everyone on earth. But…

Perhaps there is nothing so heartrending as royalty despised. There is a story of an English king who was taken out by his cruel enemies to a ditch. They seated him on an anthill, telling him that was his throne, and then they washed his face in the filthiest puddle they could find. But think of the…

That was an eloquent speech of Henry VI of France, when on the eve of battle, he said to his soldiers, “Gentlemen, you are Frenchmen. I am your King. There is the enemy!” Jesus Christ says, “You are my people. I am your leader. There is the foe!” How shall we dare to do anything unworthy of such a Lord…

I have seen in the army a number of veterans marching in front, an ornament and an honor to the whole company. Your short-service men come and go, but these tried men stick to the colors and are the backbone of the regiment. If a tough bit of fighting has to be done, you must rely upon such as these.…

When they frightened this nation years ago with the rumor of an invasion by the French, the Russians, or somebody or other, what was the result? Everybody became warlike. Our young men joined rifle clubs and our elderly men furbished up their old blunderbusses. Everybody hastened to arm himself to protect…

I would compare faith to an emperor who summoned his counselors and judged whether he should go to war by their opinion, but he did it in the following manner: if they warned him that it would be a very fearful war, if they said that the enemy’s cities would never be taken, that the armies on the other…

The Christian feels that when Christ is exalted, it is himself exalted in some degree, seeing he has sympathy with his desire of promoting the great cause and honor of God in the world. I have no doubt that every common soldier who stood by the side of the Duke of Wellington felt honored when the commander…

Dawlat Abouna is a deacon in St. George's Church in Bagdad, Iraq. He comes from a family with a rich history of Christianity. Recently Mindy Belz asked him about their worship services. With so much turmoil in Iraq how is the church doing? His answer was both surprising and encouraging. “We have started…

In this time of polarization in our country it seems as if our society is fracturing. There is more racial and political tension today than in recent history. Social media plays some part, allowing anyone to blog, post to Facebook, or Tweet. Few of us have avoided the name calling and insults that seems…

ISIS is forcing many Christians to flee from their homes in the Middle East, and many are still being persecuted where they are. During one conflict, Bashir Estephanos lost two of his brothers, but his response to the killings of his family by ISIS is astonishing. During an interview about the incident,…

# Philippians 3:17–21 ## Opening So far in this chapter Paul has warned against the Judaizers, and any who would place their confidence in who they are, or what they have done and not the finished work of Christ alone. By way of rebuking this idea, Paul gives his own longs list of “fleshly” qualifications…

In his book, Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It, Brian Dumaine quotes Bezos as saying, “Even the best innovators always look a little clueless at the beginning because to get a great return you have to be doing something most people aren’t.…

A county district attorney charged three Oklahoma jailers with cruelty to a prisoner after they forced inmates to listen to “Baby Shark,” a popular children’s song, on repeat. An investigation by Oklahoma County authorities found that the three jailers at the Oklahoma County Jail forced four prisoners…

Pennsylvania Representative Tim Murphy resigned from congress a year short of finishing his term. The Family Research Council gave Murphy high marks for his pro-life stances and as well as for Family Values. He was a member of the House Pro-Life Caucus. One month after admitting to having an affair,…

In the movie, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings there is a classic scene where Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Aragorn, and Gandalf the wizard are traveling through the Mines of Moria when they are suddenly attacked by a giant and maleficent beast known as a Balrag.…

Duchess Kate of Cambridge is probably one of the people in the world you wouldn’t expect to be lonely but she recently said that she has felt lonely and isolated as a mother. Loneliness can strike anyone, any age, any gender, any place, and pretty much any time. Loneliness can have negative effects on…

Alan Sorrentino, a 63 year-old resident of Rhode Island, had his house picketed by hundreds of people, and he even received death threats after writing an opinion piece to a small newspaper. In the letter, he stated in strong language that “yoga pants” were stupid, and that women should stop wearing…

A nine year old New Jersey boy who described himself as a “Guardian of the Galaxy,” submitted his resume for the position of “Planetary Protection Officer” with NASA. Jack Davis told the agency that though he was young, and that his youth would make it easier for him to learn to think like an alien.…

# Philippians Lesson 1 ## Intro to the Study of Philippians I’ve been given the privilege of teaching the opening weeks of this study through the book of Philippians. Before we get to the text of Philippians I am going to take a few minutes to refresh your memory of the background of the Philippian churches…

Nick Stafford of Cedar Bluff, Virginia made headlines for making a $2,987.14 payment to the local DMV. Upset over the way they had handled a long disputed court battle concerning the sales tax he owed on two recently purchased vehicles, Mr. Stafford finally paid the bill in full … in pennies. Stafford…

Leaders attending the GC2 Summit at a Chicago church urged believers to reach out to those in need such as Syrian refugees. They said that despite anxieties over differences of religion, reaching out to people is an opportunity to preach the Gospel. The GC2 Conferences stands for both the Great Commission…

Timothy Payne, served in the 82nd Airborne for 11 years before he was medically retired due to injuries he sustained when he stepped on a 25-35 pound IED. Payne has turned his energy to athletics in an effort to stay motivated. He participated in the Chicago Marathon, New York City Marathon, L.A. Marathon…

For the past 20 years, Stuart Dunnings III has been the top prosecutor for Ingham County, Michigan and has built a reputation as “an outspoken advocate for ending human trafficking and prostitution.” According to the state attorney general’s office Dunnings took an aggressive approach to his job and…

According to witnesses, Dylan Roof talked and prayed with his victims for an hour before pulling out a gun and methodically shooting nine members of the Emmanuel AME Church. At his first court appearance, magistrate James B. Gosnell Jr. read the names of the slain, one by one. After the reading of a…

An 81-year-old Michigan man recently discovered a son he didn’t know he had. In 1959 Tony Trapani’s ex-lover sent him a letter to inform him he had a son in Pennsylvania, but he never received the letter. His wife intercepted the letter and hid it from him for more than 50 years. When she died in 2014,…