God loved His flailing, unbelieving Israel so much that He sent prophet after prophet to speak His plan of rescue into their midst. All they had to do was believe Him and obey. All they had to do was grab the proverbial rope and hold on as they were pulled ...
Read More »Safe and Secure
Broken lives and shattered relationships, complete with bruised hearts and destroyed dreams, dot the landscape of our world. It was not always so. Before sin entered paradise with its companions of shame and guilt, Scripture says Adam and Eve lived naked and unashamed. While the literal reading is clearly physical, ...
Read More »The Many Branches of the Occult
In my previous article I talked about the dangers of the occult. The word occult means secret or hidden. It refers to tapping into the spiritual realm outside of the one true living God. The occult has a variety of branches and is far-reaching in influence. Scripture strictly forbids any ...
Read More »Faith, Family, and The San Francisco Giants
Behind the scenes of the 2014 World Series stood a giant of a man. To him winning baseball games is not the most important thing in life. Bobby Evans is the assistant general manager of the San Francisco Giants. In an interview with David Roach of the Baptist Press he ...
Read More »At A Glance: Judging With Fairness
It happens in the blink of an eye, but psychologists say it is usually accurate. It’s more favorable if you are attractive to the observer, and teachers often decide what type of student a child will be based on it. Even Jesus addressed it; the superficial judgment of another. In ...
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