Knowing how to dress for church can sometimes be a thorny issue. Some require shirt and tie. Others encourage less formal dress, wanting to make everyone feel welcome. Some wedding venues require you to dress according to their standards, otherwise, they won’t let you come in. The idea of doing things a certain way in…
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of the Bethune Cookman University in Florida, was a graduate of Moody Bible Institute. Before passing away she wrote her Last Will and Testament. In it she says, “I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you…
The eye and ear testimony by the Apostle Peter gives us great confidence in the identity of Jesus the Christ and in the Holy Scriptures. We read this in 2 Peter Ch 1: We were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw…
Children who grew up in the early 40s became glued to the radio and TV when they heard the words, “It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman!” Clark Kent, the newspaper reporter suddenly changed into Superman to rescue someone in mortal danger. But Superman’s dual identity can’t compare to the dual identity of our…
When terrorist planes hit the Twin Towers on 9/11, it was unexpected, left us shocked, bewildered, and filled with outrage. The pain provoked us to find and punish the people who did it. We felt vindicated when Osama bin Laden was found and put to death. So it should not surprise us that a…
In 2018, California wildfires were the deadliest and costliest in the state’s history. 8500 fires burned nearly 2 million acres. Fire destroyed 18,000 buildings and killed about 85 people, costing more than $3.5 billion. Experts say the devastating fire was due to both intentional and unintentional causes, including global warming. Our hearts grieved as we…
Years ago, Mike Tyson gave his wife Robin Givens a 24-carat gold bathtub worth $2.3 million—as a Christmas gift. The Hope Diamond was a gift worth $250 million. Christmas gifts can be expensive, yet none of them all together has greater value than the one God gives to those who accept His Son as their…
The story is told about a traveler in Africa years ago coming upon children playing. As he drew near, he saw them playing marbles using diamonds. Diamonds were either so common or they did not recognize their value. Whether the story is fact or fiction, the truth is that many today fail to recognize the…
Dr. Charles Swindoll says, “You and I by birth, by nature, and by choice are inwardly depraved, which is to say we are entirely corrupt. That’s not to say that we have no good in us; we do. However, anything good in us has been tainted with evil. It touches everything. Without the redeeming power…
