I walked with my friend, to the news-stand th h . e ot er night and he bought a paper, thanking the newsie i·t 1 ‘ . . , po I e y. The news,e d1dn t even acknowledge it. “A sullen fellow, isn’t it?” I commented “Oh h , th . ,, . ,…

The people of Joseph said, ”The hill count . ry is not eno h for us. Yet all the Canaanites who dwell in th . ug • . e plaan have chariots of iron, both those 1n Beth-shean and •t . 1 s villages and those in the Valley of Jezreel” (Joshua 17:lS). When the…

Have you ever felt like you were alone? Maybe at work you felt like you were the only one who does any real work. We can feel isolated like we are the only one going through struggles. The devil uses these feelings to break us down and attack us. We start to feel sorry for…

Being Men of Leadership As a husband and father, I constantly find myself having to reevaluate my schedule and priorities. You see, our culture pushes us to give more and more of ourselves, even to the sacrifice of other things in our lives. It is for this reason, that I believe men of God tend…

Right in the Middle of Forgiveness What is right in the middle of the word “forgiveness?” You have “for” and you have “ness,” but right in the middle of “forgiveness” is the word “give.” To “give” is to provide someone with something. To “forgive” is to provide someone with pardon. “Forgiving” is one of the…

This writer’s taste buds can almost nearly always generally distinguish instant potatoes from real mashed potatoes. The imposter can be tolerated, but the real is preferred. However, time constraints may make the real a less-real possibility for some meals. There is peeling, cutting, rinsing, boiling, mashing, adding milk, butter, salt and pepper, then more stirring…

Working hard all day at a physical activity leads to a . d 5 we can all relate to. We all know the relief of being tire nes . able to finally sit down and rest. The great thmg about physical tiredness is that usually after a time of rest we feel better and are…

“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father” (John 14:12). Wait I Greater works than what Jesus did while He was here on this earth? There’s no doubt that the…

We often fail to consider the gradual, cumulative effect of sin in our lives. Keep reading. In Saint Louis in 1984, a woman noticed a few bees buzzing around the attic of her home. Since there were only a few, she thought, she made no effort to deal with them. Over the summer, though, the…

It is very interesting to note the various contexts in which the word “thanksgiving” occurs in the Bible (NKJV). Here are just a few of the places: •In Lev. 7:11-15, it is connected with offerings and sacrifices to God . • In Psa. 26, it is connected with the proclaiming of God and His “wondrous…