Monthly Archives: February 2024

Add to your faith temperance. This is the third of seven building blocks that Christians are to add to the foundation of the Christian life. The foundation is faith, without which it is impossible to please God. It is interesting to note that in the list of the fruit of the Spirit given in GalatiansContinue reading “Add To Your Faith Temperance (# 4 in Series)”

John Smith went to church one Sunday morning. He heard the organist miss a note during the prelude, and he winced. He saw a teenager talking when everybody was supposed to be bowed in silent prayer. He felt like an usher was watching to see what he put into the offering plate, and it madeContinue reading “Handling Criticism”

It’s not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we give that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; not what we profess but what we possess that makes us a Christian. And, only if you possessContinue reading “Add to Your Faith Knowledge (#3 in series)”

Corrie Ten Boom was imprisoned, with her sister Betsie, in a Nazi concentration camp. It was a filthy, flea-infested place; yet Corrie’s sister insisted that God still wanted them to “in everything give thanks,” for even this was God’s will for them. (I Thess. 5:18) Corrie had a difficult time accepting that until she learnedContinue reading “Blessed Fleas!”

Peter, writing a general epistle primarily to persecuted saints who had been scattered throughout their world, (I Pet. 1:1) establishes in the first few verses of his second letter to them that the foundation of any life is, first and foremost, faith. But our experience does not end there. Peter quickly adds that there areContinue reading “Add to Your Faith Virtue (# 2 in Series)”

I have a poem that I am going to share with you in this column since tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and our thoughts naturally turn to romance, love, and sweethearts. Isn’t it nice that in the middle of winter we have such a special day that always warms one’s heart as thoughts of “first love,”Continue reading ““Two Lovers””

I recall a time when I was a young parent and our children, who were in elementary school, were introduced to a concept called “higher math.” I was a bit skeptical of math that was considered “higher,” as I never thought I fully grasped the basic math that I was taught, which must have beenContinue reading ““Add To Your Faith””

Violinist Yehudi Menuhin, a British violinist and conductor who is considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, was invited at the age of 13 to perform with the British Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. He played some of the most difficult works of Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms masterfully. The response was electrifying, and whenContinue reading ““There is a God in Heaven!””

James, author of the New Testament epistle of the book that bears his name, writing to first-century saints, identifies some problems that have plagued every Christian community—then and now. He also offers some sure solutions that worked then and will work now. Follow the discourse of this “half-brother” of Jesus in James 4:1-10: The prevalentContinue reading “Prevalent Problems. Sure Solutions”