Let’s face it, at one time or an other we have all been disappointed by the behavior of a person who claimed to be a Christian.  Most people have fairly high expectations of Christians or Christ-followers.  I mean, God did call them royalty, saints, and heirs of a heavenly kingdom. ...

Statistics indicate that 80% of people have trouble with their back at some point in life. Our spine affects every aspect of life, but a healthy back is often taken for granted. Being in the second half of my first century (read that 50+ in age), my back talks to ...

Happy Birthday To “The Star-Spangled Banner” By John Livingston Clark We recently celebrated the anniversary of the United States’ National Anthem. On September 13, 1814 Francis Scott Key wrote a poem about the American defense against the British attacking Ft. McHenry in the war of 1812, which became so popular ...

Giving in to the temptation to hear only the good from others, surrounding ourselves with those who only say what we want to hear, can be disastrous. Just ask King Ahab! In fact, Ahab had 400 men who did just that—filled his ear with just what he wanted them to ...

Deuteronomy 4:5-6 (NLT) 5 “Look, I now teach you these decrees and regulations just as the Lord my God commanded me, so that you may obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy. 6 Obey them completely, and you will display your wisdom and intelligence among the surrounding nations.

Addictions: Why They Return And How To Defeat Them By Joel B. When dealing with addictions, it is important to understand what they are and what they aren’t and we’re going to do this without getting too technical. In fact, let’s get right into the Holy Bible and see what ...

There are some who say that God must have a great sense of humor, because He has created beings who are blessed with emotions.  Because of how we allow our emotions to take control of us at times, we often come across as rather comical.  However, that is not how ...

A preacher on the radio that I enjoy listening to, harshly criticizes the “names” people use for God, such as “the man upstairs.”  I understand why he says this, and it is not wrong to be uncomfortable with this.  He is jealous for the name of the Lord because God ...

What the Old Testament conceals, the New reveals. Thus, Jesus is shrouded in the lives of Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Moses, David and Hosea, just to name a few. Determinedly, God created and called a people, the nation of Israel to live in covenant with Him—simply because He wanted to. He ...

I walked past the little shrub at the corner of Hype Park Boulevard and Greenwood Street like I did every day for the past couple of weeks. But there was something different about the little shrub today that made me stop and gaze. Butterflies. Various combinations of orange, white, brown, ...