Is there anything of value in the bottom of a 150-year-old outhouse? Most imaginations wouldn’t believe so! But several years ago, there was an amazing discovery that has proved quite fruitful… A “privy,” as the outhouse was often called in the 19th century, was used to discard more than, well, ...
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 ...
Read More »Are You Chasing the Wind?
Solomon knew what he was talking about in the book of Ecclesiastes. He was a man who had it all: wisdom, adoring women, an earthly kingdom, and 25 tons of gold received yearly! What more could there be? Solomon knew the answer to that–it was wisdom to live right. God ...
Read More »What is Faith?
What is faith? How do I get faith? Can I lose my faith? What if I have a doubting faith? Does anyone have a 100% solid faith with no questioning? Does faith only come to a person when/if God allows it? Can I gain faith just by going to church ...
Read More »Truth of Consequences
The American television show aired in 1950, running for 38 years.” Truth or Consequences” offered the contestant just 2 seconds to answer a difficult three-part trivia question correctly. If the contestant failed to give the correct answer at the sound of the buzzer, they received their “consequence,” a stunt they ...
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