From spectating a sport to attending a performance, more and more parents are depending on technology to entertain their children instead of having them watch what is on the stage or on the court. Not only has the influence affected the sports and fine arts arenas, the digital tools have ...
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Our Hope: Who Or What Is An Idol?
‘You shall have no other gods before me.’ Exodus 20:3 (ESV) Who or what is an idol? And why is it commanded by Jehovah God that we should not have one? Wait a minute, per His very own words, we are warned not to have any ‘gods’ before Him. In other ...
Read More »The Lure of Magic, Part I
The prevalence of magic cards, the recurring theme of magic in adult and kid movies, the high number of Ouija boards sold, the resurgence of New Age beliefs and witchcraft, the popularity of role-playing games with witches and warlocks – These are signs that the lure of magic is soulical, ...
Read More »American Sniper: A Debate?
“American Sniper” was released on January 16th. In short, the movie portrays the life of the late U.S. Navy SEAL, Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper), in which he wrote about in his book American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History. Kyle was credited with 160 ...
Read More »Help! I am an Alcoholic.
An alcoholic who asks for help has just overcome a massive hurdle! Denial runs rampant in addictions, and society offers many excuses for the alcoholic. Alcohol saturates our culture, making it easy to hide behind excuses of social drinking. Popular music and television commercials abound, portraying those who imbibe as ...
Read More »Why One Pastor Chose Not To Be Homosexual
Can Christianity and homosexuality go together? Many in the gay community, including some liberal pastors, think so, but here is the account of one who thought differently. Ever since high school Allan Edwards had an attraction to other men. He shared his concerns openly while attending a Christian college. Then ...
Read More »Soulmates Aren’t Found- They’re Made
Soulmates Aren’t Found- They’re Made Man was brought into the world in God’s image, created with dust and clay; a mixture of elements that brought life to his physical being, (Genesis 1:26-27). Deep inside is his spirit, trapped in a body of clay, being held in place until the end ...
Read More »Power Over The Storm
Have you ever heard the following saying? “Stop telling God how big your storm is. Start telling the storm how big your God is.” Well I say “right on!” Sometimes we get so caught up in the storms of life that we forget how powerful our God really is. Not ...
Read More »Wash Day: Cleansed From Sin
It usually fell on Mondays. It was perhaps the longest, most tiring day of the week–not for the lazy or faint-of-heart! It was wash day, and it had nothing to do with pouring liquid detergent into a Maytag and coming back thirty minutes later to a load of clean clothes… ...
Read More »Not by bread alone: answering every unknown with the word of God
It was the dumbest thing. I’d left for a week’s vacation and forgotten a prescription at home. What if I needed it during the trip? We were hours from home. What if this careless mistake ruined our vacation? I fretted off and on for an hour or so before it ...
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