The world is filled with bad news. People have learned to feast on bad news for so long that one wonders if they would be contented to read only good news.
Where Has Integrity Gone?
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Is Your Thermostat Working?
Millions have become energy conscious in recent years. Rising prices and shortages have made even the wealthy more sensitive. People are beginning to learn lessons in conservation they should have learned long ago.
Terrorist Attack!
September 11, 2001 — a day that will live in history and in the memories of those old enough to remember that day. On that day, well-trained terrorists hijacked airliners and used them as missiles of mass destruction in New York and Washington. Millions in the United States and beyond now live in fear of more attacks from a foe that is determined, elusive, and exceedingly difficult to confront. Even if guns and warplanes could destroy hundreds of terrorists and their strongholds, who is to say that more of them are not hiding out somewhere else?
The world begs for solutions to the terrorist menace, but solutions are hard to come by.
What Can Transform Your Life?
Does the Word of God change my life and my outlook on life? The account of how the freshly translated Word of God began to change lives in a Mexican Indian village has challenged my view of what the Bible can do for me and for the world.
Sword Bearers?
Well over 900 years ago, in 1096 to be exact, a church leader made a speech that was to change history.
The Pursuit of El Dorado
We often think of the Americas as being settled by people who were seeking for freedom of religion and freedom from tyranny. While this was true of many, most of the earliest explorers and settlers came for less noble reasons-mainly, to get rich quickly. The explorers in Central and South America, especially, found enough gold and silver to tantalize them and to draw them on to further discoveries.
Excuses! Excuses!
Several years ago, a newspaper article focused on the speeders on the highways and the excuses they used for violating the speed limits. The title of the article was “Speeders Outgun New Limits.” The article pointed out that, in spite of many states and communities raising their speed limits, more people are speeding and at higher speeds above the limits than ever before.
The writer concluded that we are a nation of speeders and of excuses. He asked the question, “Why do we speed?” and proceeded to give five answers to that question. Interestingly enough, if you replace the word “speed” in his list of reasons with “sin,” it very well describes why people sin. It is serious to make up excuses for speeding on the highway. It is even more serious to make excuses for sinning and rebelling against the God of the universe.
1. Why do we speed (sin)? Because everyone else does, including our leaders.
The writer of the speeding article noted that a former governor of South Dakota is known as a speeder. He had received a dozen speeding tickets and had been involved in a half-dozen accidents. The writer noted that there is little or no stigma in speeding any more because “everybody does it.”
The Bible says, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Yes, everybody does it, but that does not excuse us in the eyes of a righteous God. The Bible says, “The soul that sinneth, it shall die” (Ezekiel 18:20).
2. Why do we speed (sin)? Because we’re sure we won’t get hurt.
The Battle for Your Mind
A subtle and dangerous war is on! It’s going on all over the world right now! This war is history’s most destructive conflict, far surpassing World Wars I and II, Vietnam, and today’s Middle East conflict.
Mixed-Up Priorities
During a recent five-year period, 560 people were killed in the United States by Continue reading
Dare to Be Different
Everybody’s different! Did you ever pause at the grocery store or on the street corner to observe people—the way they look, the way they act?