Penury and Promises We live in a world today, which is simultaneously fraught with peril, filled with opulence, devoid of spirituality and held captive by region-encompassing false religiosity. While oil princes in the Middle East drive Rolls … [Read more...]

Those Who Deal Truthfully Faced with a world seemingly out of control, people try to find answers. The problems are undeniable, so the human mind tries to deal with them. Many are asking how can we put things back into some kind of order. Of … [Read more...]

Living in the World Robert Bork’s book, Slouching Towards Gomorrah, was published in 1996. In 2024, it seems the world is actually “Racing Towards Gomorrah”. Considering the headlong race to societal destruction today, it is easy to lose … [Read more...]

Unity One of life’s greatest experiences is to be in a state of unity with others, though it is not easily attained. Regarding national unity, President Woodrow Wilson once stated: “You cannot become thorough Americans if you think of yourselves … [Read more...]

A Mind to Work The Church has been allotted tasks to accomplish on behalf of God. He doesn’t need our help, but we need something to be engaged in to keep our lives and purposes focused. Within church-speak we often refer to it as “doing the … [Read more...]

God’s Way A context for the craziness we are witnessing swirling around us is clear. A characteristic of ancient Israel that is clearly demonstrated by their continual behavior was the denial of God. “For Israel has forgotten his Maker” (Hosea … [Read more...]

God’s Way How often have we heard it said, “That’s the way it goes?” Most generally it is said as a form of resignation over a less than desirable outcome. It is as if we have no real control over the outcome of anything – that whatever will be … [Read more...]

Epidemic of Lying Through the prophet Isaiah, God states, “But your iniquities have separated you from your God…” (Isaiah 59:2). Sin and God simply do not mix. Not that God doesn’t give space for sin to be repented of – He does. But when sin is a … [Read more...]

The “Old Paths” Cause and effect have always come into play throughout human history. Whether the effect is good or bad has always been determined by whether or not people choose to live God’s way. It is a conscious choice that we each must … [Read more...]

Freedom Although there are many ways to describe our “age,” it is true to say that we live in a liberal environment. While the term “liberal” can have numerous applications, it can be used to describe behavior or attitude. A couple of definitions … [Read more...]