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The Real Danger
We live in a dangerous world. It is beyond heartbreaking and sad to see and read about what has happened in Paris at the hands of terrorists. At the time of this writing, we are told that there are 129 dead. The Islamic terrorist group, ISIS, is taking credit. Their holy book, the Koran, calls …
Wonderfully Made
For years, scientists have been fascinated by the amount of information that can be found at the molecular level. For example, it has been discovered that a single-celled organism contains the same amount of information as approximately one thousand volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica. This is astounding and actually hard to comprehend. If one were …
Petting A Tiger
This weekend, a 33-year-old woman from Omaha, Nebraska was hospitalized with a severe injury to her left hand. That alone is not unusual or noteworthy. What makes the story unique is the way she received her injury. She broke into her local zoo after hours and tried to pet a tiger. Can we say the …
Selfie Absorbed
Reports of shark attacks make national headlines. We read about and even can watch videos of people heroically fighting off these powerfully amazing and frightening creatures. I recently heard brother David Lipe say something to the effect of: “You’ll never hear about me getting eaten by a shark because I’m not going near the water! …
Turn It Around
Most of us need a word of encouragement that things can get better—that circumstances can improve. We need to hear that things can turn around. Also, we need it to be true…not just wishful thinking. Because of this, the book of Esther can be such an encouraging and uplifting story. The historical account of Queen …
Standing With Jesus
Certainly you have heard about the shooting that took place this past week at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. Nine people were killed. Several more were injured. There are conflicting reports about this, but some outlets are reporting that the shooter asked his victims if they were religious or not (if they were Christians) …
Success
What is success? Some look at success as reaching a milestone in their life such as graduating high school or college. Others might look at success as obtaining great financial gain. While even others describe success as how famous or well known one becomes. Many teens would describe success as the number of followers they …
The Irony Of Sin
King Ahab called Elijah the prophet the “troubler of Israel” (1 Kings 18:17). Of course, the prophet wasted no time in pointing out that it was Ahab, not Elijah, who was the real trouble in Israel because he had abandoned the commandments of the LORD (1 Kings 18:18). A few years later, Ahab’s daughter will …
Times Change
Most of the time, change is good. We all want to grow, get stronger, learn more, see more places, etc. Certainly we are aware of the fact that our methods and tactics must change and adapt when we become ineffective. We must take advantage of opportunities as they are presented. On and on we could …
Legal?
In recent days, much has been made about the legality or illegality of same-sex marriage. Thus it seems prudent to compare the Law of God with the law of man. Have we entered into uncharted waters? Certainly not. According to the law of man, I am authorized and within my rights to divorce my spouse …
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