“Well, It Could Be Worse” A man went to an investor to ask for a business loan for a new venture he was about to start. The investor said, “Remember, when you took a loan out with us for $50,000 to raise emus and it failed because when all the Read more…
What to Do When You Have Extra Time on Your Hands? It is apparent that more people are having to stay at home and learn to cook more than they ever had to before Coronavirus. Some of them are finding out that cooking is not as easy as they may Read more…
(The following article was written by my father some thirty years ago while he was preaching for the Burbank Road congregation in Wooster, Ohio. During the Covid-19 shut down many people are encouraging others to take care of themselves. The Bible implies that if we really love one’s self we Read more…
Am I of Any Value? A man went to see his therapist complaining that he had an inferiority complex. The therapist asked him why he felt this way, so the man gave a long list of reasons. When he finished his therapist said, “you do not have a complex, you Read more…
One Another Commandments Throughout the New Testament is found the phrase “one another”. Often it involves a commandment for Christians to fulfill to each other. Some are listed as positive commands others are worded as a prohibition. By implementing these in our daily walk with each other we are able Read more…
Christians are Starving to Death in America? Part Two One of the great fears some have during this shut down due to Covid-19 is that there will be a food shortage. In our previous article there was a shortage of God’s Word from the prophets because the people rejected the Read more…
Christians are Starving to Death in America? Part One Amos 8:11-14 When we hear the term “starvation”, images of legs and arms so thin one can see the outline of the victims bones and picture their swollen abdomens. The book of 1 Kings tells of a famine that was so Read more…
Surprising Discovery My daughter Tia has always liked to draw. The little artist in her became very apparent from the time she was young. We were always buying her something new to use to draw, like glow in the dark crayons. One Sunday afternoon she was coloring away with these Read more…
A Bad Habit: Do You Have It? Have I ever told you about my good friend Russ from my childhood. Well, while I was preaching in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Russ came by from Texas on a visit. While he was there, he would go out on the back porch Read more…
Did All Your Sins Go Down the Drain? A few years ago Hai and Gina Pham came back home from south Texas on a visit. They wanted Beverley and I to talk to their daughter, Syrene who wanted to know about being baptized. They had studied with her but wanted Read more…