Tag Archives: temptation

My cat is a thinker.  She understands a lot of words and gestures.  I have even seen her reasoning to solve a problem.  For example, when she spies a stray cat slinking towards the side of the house, she knows that if she runs to the window on that side ...

Addictions come in many forms, such as, alcohol, drugs, food, sex, gambling, and pornography. Addiction happens when we have a compulsive, repetitive desire for a certain thing and we act on the impulse. Nothing else will do until the craving we are after is fulfilled. Have you ever noticed how ...

Temptation seems to lurk around every corner. No matter where we turn there’s usually someone or something ready and willing to make us fall. Even though our spirit deeply desires to please God, our flesh desires the exact opposite. Paul said it best when he proclaimed: I have discovered this principle of life– ...

According to Greek mythology, sirens were mermaid-like creatures that sang beautiful music in an attempt to lure sailors to their death, and unfortunately, their attempts were often successful. There were two groups of sailors, however, that were able to escape the lure of the sirens, each with its own unique ...

We live in a world where conflict abounds. History demonstrates the reality of war, power struggles, and battles for territory, control, and influence in the world. The battle for planet earth is not only a physical one. It is also an ideological one, where worldviews and philosophies collide. And it ...