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I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes. Romans 1:16 Recommend Reading Romans 10:8-13 The word "salvation" appears 162 times in the Bible (NKJV). In both the Old and the New Testaments, it conveys the idea of being saved from a terrible…

> Why We Love Kids > >> > >>I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening > >>when a > >>woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was > >>stark > >>naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my five-year-old > >>shout from > >>the back seat, "Mom! That lady…

It seems to me to be one of the highest delights of life for people to permit you to work for God without being interrupted by their praises or censures. When I have seen a certain great artist at work, I have only peeped at him from a corner and have kept out of his sunshine. I am quite sure he did…

Changeable people cannot grow much. If you have a tree in your garden and plant it in one place today, and tomorrow place it somewhere else, how much bigger will it be in six months? It will be dead very likely. Or if it does not die, it will not be very much grown; it will be marvelously stunted. So…

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…

New evidence is sometimes brought into court that completely changes the aspect of the case. If you have been on a jury, you would not like to tell your fellow jurors how many times you have changed your mind while you have heard the evidence. If you have listened attentively, I expect you have had half…

In his book, Bezonomics: How Amazon Is Changing Our Lives and What the World's Best Companies Are Learning from It, Brian Dumaine writes, “People have a voracious appetite for a better way, and yesterday’s ‘wow’ quickly becomes today’s ‘ordinary.’” --Bezonomics, 100. Proverbs 11:23 (CSB) “The desire…

U.S. women’s soccer player Ashlyn Harris tweeted about another soccer player Joelene Hinkle. Hinkle decided not to join the American women’s soccer team because of requirements to wear an LGBT pride jersey. Harris told Hinkle, “Our team is about inclusion, you wouldn’t fit in.” World Magazine August…

Biblical marriage is on the decline. New polling shows that 64% of American adults say that same-sex marriages should be recognized as legally valid—the highest percentage to date. In 1996 only 27% agreed. As culture moves further and further from a biblical standard we can only expect these percentages…

In the culture wars it looks like the church is losing. Our culture is moving further from Biblical morality. In its annual Values and Beliefs survey, the Gallup polling organization found that record percentages of U.S. adults believe it is morally acceptable to get divorced (73%), engage in opposite-sex…

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…

In the book, The God Who Knows Your Name Max Lucado writes, “Don’t trust your emotions. Don’t trust your opinions. Don’t even trust your friends. Heed only the voice of God.” — Jesus: The God Who Knows Your Name by Max Lucado, pg. 83. John 10:27–28 (CSB) “My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they…

Over the last 42 years, Bernie Carroll has earned the title of “Britain’s Angriest Man.” What did he do to earn it? He has been sending opinionated letters to his local newspaper every day. He originally focused his letters on the Liverpool city council. Over the years he expanded his rantings to topics…

A website offered a holiday-loving person’s dream job when they announced that they were offering the right person, $1,000 to watch 24 Hallmark Christmas movies and document their experience on social media. The person would have to watch all 24 movies in 12 days. The website suggested the person be…

Happy marriages all have one thing in common. The family father is devoted to the family. These men make an effort to play a big role in their kids’ lives. This generation of fathers is markedly more engaged in the lives of their families than the fathers of two or three generations ago. According to…

We have all heard the saying, “If momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” Well new research reported in the New York Times indicates what makes momma happy. The paper reported that their research shows “the happiest of all wives in America are religious conservatives, followed by their religious progressive…

In an opinion piece in the Times Free Press author Roger Smith comments on the tremendous educational opportunity offered to American children without the accompanying ethical teaching that gives education direction. In the article Smith quotes General Omar Bradley as writing, "We have grasped the mystery…

Mike Seidel, a reporter for the Weather Channel is getting some heat over social media for the way he stood while doing a broadcast. Instead of facing the camera squarely, when Hurricane Florence was approaching North Carolina in September of 2018, he shifted his weight to the side and stood like he…

We are gathered here today to mourn the loss, but also to celebrate the life of Russell Bowen. Today we find comfort in knowing that God is with us as we grieve. In the Bible we read these words: We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not…

The House of Cards star, Kevin Spacey’s career imploded amid sexual misconduct allegations. Netflix, the producer of the show, rewrote the 2017 season without its star character, played by Spacey. All the money in the world could not keep the actor’s “house of cards” from tumbling down, because his life…

Ross Douthat insists that the internet and its electronic devices have become a modern-day addiction comparable to opioids, alcohol, and drugs. While it is not likely to kill you, it does require you to focus your life around a screen and be perpetually distracted from time with your spouse and children…

Less than a third of all Americans feel like they can trust the people around them. Millennials believe other people can be trusted at an even smaller rate than the general population—for them, it is 19%. According to David Brooks in the New York Times there is a rising culture of paranoia and conspiracy…

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, writing in NYTimes.com says much of America is anxious and worried. Over the past eight years, Google search rates for “anxiety” have more than doubled. So far, 2016 is breaking records for searches about travel anxiety, separation anxiety, anxiety at work, anxiety at school,…

Michael Gerson, an opinion writer for the Washington Post wrote an expose of state sponsored gambling, mainly lotteries.. Instead of reigning in spending and or raising taxes, the hard choices, the government is in the business of treating its own citizens as marks and dupes. “The lottery is a particularly…

When author, columnist and speaker, Jason Wright saw his friend’s mug shot, his thoughts turned to his own sinful nature. Though Wright knew that his friend would have to face the consequences of what he might have done, he also knew that he was also still a child of a living, loving God, who never stops…