Today marks the 20th anniversary of the heinous attack on the USA by the Taliban.

Missing the Mark is Missing the Mark A week or so ago, I was at a Bible study with some brothers and sisters in the Lord. To make a long story short, a brief sidebar debate arose when a brother commented that by forgetting to do something that he had told someone else that he would do for them that he had lied; sinned. A sister disagreed and asserted that such thinking was legalistic. This sidebar debate didn’t last long and we got back to the main topic of the study. Nonethe

Today, July 24, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of Dr. C.I. Scofield; the editor of the Scofield Reference Bible (the name

As of late, I must say that I find myself getting very angry at the all too frequent abuses of power that result in harm, either directly or

There is a lot of “spiritual Ativan,” which temporarily masks people’s need for the Holy Spirit whom we receive and are sealed with when we

Most people think of this verse as meaning that we are commanded to refrain from using [speaking] God's name cheaply, or "commonly," or some

I think it is good for us, especially fellow believers, to support one another, share and even debate ideas (in a civil and Christ-like mann

In areas where there is a heavy gypsy moth infestation, the sides of houses will be covered with the dark caterpillars, perhaps for weeks. T

Saving faith has nothing to do with any promise that you make to Jesus [that you will most certainly never keep completely]; it has everythi

Man cannot provide eternal rewards; only temporal ones that will perish. God’s rewards are eternal and they will never perish (Matthew 6:19-

As difficult as it may be for us, let us make it a point to seek the Lord for the strength and desire to pray for these lost people, who are

We must remember that God is working in the life of that suffering loved one, who is a believer, just as he has worked, or may be working in

Wanted: Alive, Forever. This afternoon I was growing rather weary of my oversized cat laying on me, frequently flexing his large, sharp claws, which periodically made their way through articles of clothing and on to my skin, as well as his periodic standing, thus concentrating his excess weight to the small surface areas of his paws, to adjust his position, as he likes to do quite often. I made it rather clear to the human members of my household that I was quickly growing we

The Niagara River is somewhat placid upstream. But as the river moves toward the falls, there is fast, rough water, then white water, then

What is especially encouraging is that this end could be as little as just over 7 years away, at any given moment. The Rapture of the Church

As a result of this experience, God got my attention. I was again assured of my salvation, and freed from the pseudo-intellectual view about

Please share the good; the blessing, by letting others in on it; ask them to pray for you, let them cook you a meal, whatever the situation

“Could we with ink the ocean fill, And were the skies of parchment made, Were every stalk on earth a quill, And every man a scribe by tra

The first step to addressing the concept of discipleship is determining just what it is. The word “discipleship” comes from the word “discip

Worship in Spirit and in Truth. God Alone is Worthy of Worship. There are numerous places in Scripture where God says that the church and/or the Jews will be His people and He will be their God. At first that may sound oppressive to some. However, when we stop and ponder what that actually means, it is far from being oppressive. We humans are prone to having many gods. They may be our jobs, our aspirations, our spouses, some sort of hobby, some sort of bad habit, the new