Yes, it’s that time again! Our young people, teachers, and administrative workers are heading back to the old school “grind.” That routine includes daily interactions with a wide variety of people from all backgrounds. What a fertile ground for showing people the light of Christ! An old football coach used to say that in every…

Do you have a phone number you have memorized? Mine was my grandparent’s phone number, 363-3009. They have been dead for several years now. I have not used that number for a long time, but I still know their old number. Many people today do not memorize phone , numbers much, we often store them…

The great challenge for those of us who are Christians is to become like Jesus. Those who honor God must become “Conformed to the image of His Son” (Romans 8:29). We must behold the glory of the Lord and be changed into His image. “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass…

We are told that children learn many life lessons from their fathers. I am delighted to hear that more and more fathers are seeing the importance of their role in the upbringing of their children. A recent survey showed that nearly half of all fathers spend more time with their children than their own dads…

David wrote Psalm 16 as a prayer to God. In it, David asks for the Lord’s protection during a trying time. Also, David begs the Lord for His guidance. Then David made a commitment to follow God’s direction.Many call this a “messianic psalm” ( a prophecy of some aspect of Jesus’ life). From the tone,…

David once lamented, “no man cared for my soul” (Psalm 142:4). Have you ever _felt that way? Do you think anyone really cares? There are those who are greatly concerned about you. Christians care. The Bible says we are “to do good unto all men” (Galatians 6: 10). To love our fellow man with an…

A city dweller moved to a farm and bought a cow. Shortly after he did, the cow went dry. When he reported this fact to a neighbor.farmer, the farmer expressed surprise. The city man said he was surprised too. “I can’t understand it either, for if ever a person was considerate of an animal, I…

The New Testament teaches that the early disciples of the Lord bore the name of their Savior and Master (Acts 11 :26). But, they did much more. They sought to bear His likeness, His image (Rom. 8:29). They walked in His footsteps, and developed His mind (1 Pet. 2:21 ). They “learned Christ” when they…

4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them

The Lord Jesus Christ commands us to forgive peo~le. And h punctuates it with this statement: “so that your Father in heaven ~a forgive you.” If you forgive, God forgives you. If you don’t forgive, G~ will not forgive you {Matthew 6:14-15).0ne of the more challenging things about forgiveness is that it’s not a once…