Thinking Outside the Tomb
In recent years, it has become popular to think outside the box. This phrase is used to encourage folks to be creative and escape existing mindsets to embrace new ideas and solutions. Fast food companies have even employed this concept to tempt us to try their cuisine by thinking outside…
Jesus’ Blood Sanitizes Our Souls
One of the perks of my job is sharing Bible stories, songs, and prayers with the children of Antioch Little Ducklings Preschool. Each week, we sing, review previous lessons, and learn a new story from God’s Word. In addition, we learn memory verses, Psalm 23, and the Lord’s Prayer. After…
Helping To Solve Simple Problems
Few of us in America realize how very blessed we are. Because most of us have never known starvation, homelessness, or devastating childhood diseases, we mistakenly believe that no one else has either. Unfortunately that is not the case. Crystal Gosnell taught Language Arts at Peter Muhlenberg Middle School in…
Traveling The Road To Hana
The Hawaiian Islands are known for their natural beauty and incredible climate. This chain of volcanic islands makes up our fiftieth state and holds many unexpected surprises to delight the eyes, ears, tongue, and nose. Although they were all formed in a similar manner, each of the individual islands…
The Chicken or the Egg?
For centuries, people have pondered whether chickens or eggs came first. If the egg came first, what laid it? And if the chicken came first, what did she hatch from? Evolutionists have attempted to solve this problem by claiming all birds came from dinosaurs which also laid eggs, but that…
More Than a Cup of Cold Water
Jesus made many promises during His ministry. Some of these concerned His own resurrection, others concerned future prophecy, and some were directed toward those who followed Him. In Matthew 10:42, He makes one of the most interesting where He promises a reward even for someone who gives a cup of…
More Than A Sin Monitor
The marketing gurus charged with coming up with commercials have a tough assignment. They are tasked with developing ads that will appeal to the widest possible audience, offend no one, and sell a product or service with something original and fresh, yet low cost and economical. Many fail miserably on…
Foundations Beneath Our Faith
One question that virtually every human has struggled with at one time or another is, “Does God exist?” Any number of life events can prompt us to raise this most important question and ponder its possible responses. Most commonly, our own pain and suffering or that of a close friend…
Strangler Figs and Institutions That Strangle
When Nancy and I were in Florida a few years ago, we visited the Everglades. In addition to an airboat ride, we took a short walk on a wooden trail to observe a little of the wilderness of this dense biosphere. We encountered a variety of birds and plants as…
Last Second Comebacks
The stage is now set for Super Bowl LIII. The New England Patriots will return for yet another appearance in this football finale facing the Los Angeles Rams who haven’t been to the big game since 1979. The best team in the NFL will be decided next Sunday night in…