Glenn Gregory must have had slender fingers. The wedding ring his wife Barbara slipped on his finger was lost just two months later while he was setting a foundation for their new mobile home. A second wedding ring was lost some time later. The third wedding ring was stored away by Barbara; she wasn’t going […]
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Reunions are delightful events.
Have you attended any high school reunions? Or maybe you have gone to a few family reunions. It is nice to see old schoolmates or that aunt or uncle you had lost touch with. Perhaps you haven’t seen a brother or sister in several years. Wouldn’t it be great to embrace again, to catch up […]
Eyes On You
A story is told about Cyrus, the founder of the Persian Empire. Through his conquests, he captured a prince and his family. When they came before him, the monarch asked the prisoner, “What will you give me if I release you?” “The half of my wealth,” was his reply. “And if I release your children?” “Everything I possess.” “And if I […]
“Why The Hat Is Valuable”
A recent story carried by United Press International told of a men’s fedora hat that was auctioned. I did a search on the Internet for hats of this kind and found a wide range of prices. One had a price tag of $200, too expensive for me. That one that was recently auctioned, however, brought […]
A Praying Church Acts 12:5
This lesson is to encourage us to pray constantly and fervently. The first martyr among the apostles had been killed by Herod (Acts 12:1-2). Herod proposed to kill Peter to please the Jews (Acts 12:3). Herod intended to kill Peter after the Jewish Passover (Acts 12:4). The church did what it could under the circumstances […]
Change Adds Up
I have a change jar on my nightstand. Every night before bed, as I am emptying my pockets, I throw any spare change I have in the jar. I don’t have change every day because I don’t use cash every day. Like many people I use a debit card for most transactions, so I would […]
Lamentations
In 154 verses Jeremiah pours out a heartfelt, tear-stained lament over the destruction of Jerusalem and the carrying away of God’s people into Babylonian captivity. For some 40 years Jeremiah had prophesied of the coming judgment of God through Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian kingdom (Jer. 1-29). Interestingly, Jeremiah refers to Babylon some 150 times in […]
Hell is Righteous 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10
Former Beatle John Lennon had his biggest success as a solo artist with the song “Imagine.” Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, wrote the song together, which includes lyrics like the following, Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us, only sky Whether it’s from a humanist standpoint, […]
Bible-Based Parenting Discipleship is the Goal
First, the Bible: “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). We have emphasized that the goal of parenting is to raise children to become mature adults and, to be more specific, adults who have a relationship with Jesus which they […]
The Truth and Nothing But the Truth!
“Do you agree strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or disagree strongly with the following statement: There is no such thing as absolute truth; different people can define truth in conflicting ways and still be correct.” How would you answer the above query? George Barna, in his book What Americans Believe, found that 72% of the […]