Why People Reject Monogamy in Marriage? It seems that monogamy is not as popular as it once was. Man has always had problems with God’s arrangement of one man and one woman married for one lifetime. But why are so many leaving monogamous relationships for affairs and even bigamy? Reason 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…
Athaliah “…that wicked woman” (Part 2) The story of Athaliah makes for some interesting reading. It would be an exciting movie for the big screen. Nonetheless, what does this Old Testament story have to do with New Testament Christians serving God today? “For whatever things were written before were written Read more…
Athaliah “…that wicked woman” 2 Kings 8:16-11:16; 2 Chronicles 22:10-23:15 Bible in my hand who was the most wicked woman in all of Israel’s land? Who was the worst wife? Who was the worst mother? Who was the worst grandmother? Who was the worst queen? Athaliah is perhaps the answer to Read more…
Will Anyone Weep at Your Funeral? Most people would like to know that they will be missed when they die. They want to be remembered fondly as a good person. One little girl said after the funeral of her friend, “It was easier to be good when she was around.” Read more…
Modeling Jesus When I first agreed to teach the new two-year-old class, I must admit I was a little bit apprehensive. It had been twenty years since I last taught this age group and my daughter, Tia, was one of my students. The day before beginning this class I told 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…
What to Do When You Finally Park the Ark? Just how long was Noah on the Ark? Some might be tempted to say forty days and forty nights. But that was only how long it rained after Noah and his family entered the ark. Take a moment to the let 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…
Letter From A Friend Take a moment to read a letter to you from a friend of yours. Dear Friend, I am writing to say how much I care for you. I want you to know me better. When you awoke this morning, I exploded a brilliant sunrise through your Read more…