One of man’s most outstanding gifts is reason, intelligence. No other creature has this capability. Some can be trained, but they lack initiative. This ability makes us vulnerable because we can make wrong decisions. We need directives. We need help. By our very nature, every decision is couched with moral consequences. From this, there is […]
Eating together is the crown of fellowship. For many, the family table holds precious memories. In my parental home, the family always ate together-breakfast, dinner, and supper. We each had our place at the table, and we never ate without a prayer by my father. The table was our meeting place. I realize that different […]
Life is a struggle to survive. I am talking your language, I know. We all know life is an uphill struggle. We are always rowing against the current, as it were. We cannot relax. If we relax, we go down. So life is a continual struggle. We have our physical problems. We are plagued by […]
Surely only the foolish or lazy would not plan or hope to win. It seems incredible that anyone would simply plan to lose. Whether in business, sports, or everyday life, the idea is to win, to come out on top. Most people do it for financial or personal reasons. In the field of religion, especially […]
6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 8 Say I these things as […]
I suppose there are thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of vocational possibilities. The job market is flooded with all kinds of opportunities. Some are noble jobs, jobs for the benefit of society. Some are detrimental to society. Not all positions with the highest salaries are noble and uplifting for mankind. In past generations, the ministry […]
According to Genesis 1:30, when the human race was created, God gave them “every green herb” for food. In fact, all creatures ate only herbs or vegetables. Meat was not in the diet at that time. In Genesis 9:3 the Scripture states, “Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the […]
Marriage is the most intimate and most serious of human relations. It is God’s plan for the welfare of mankind. When God brought Eve to Adam, he said, “For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother and cleave to his wife” (Genesis 2:24). The word cleave in this text means “to […]
Contentment is a wonderful attitude to maintain. At the same time, lethargy is a curse. Lethargy means “I do not care, whatever happens, is okay.” We somehow have to get into balance the idea of aggressiveness and contentment. What we really need is to capture the thought, Be all you can be where you are. […]
1 Corinthians 7:10-16 In every man and every woman, God has planted the desire to mate. It takes twelve or more years for children to develop sexually and generally much longer to mature emotionally. The proper sexual relation at physical and emotional maturity is between male and female, and it needs to be controlled. Of […]
