I have a friend who is especially amused by YouTube videos featuring the scientific experiments of Blendtec founder, Tom Dickson. While many more questions could be raised to evaluate the world’s latest products or gadgets, the Blendtec analysis focuses on only one...
Just recently, we were led to ask ourselves the rather weighty question: How are we preparing our children for marriage? And how are we preparing them for service in the church? When we send our children to college for four years, that college will prepare them for...
Jealousy, envy, rivalry. We read those words and recognize their sinful qualities. We know they’re wrong. But it seems most of us can easily dismiss them as something fairly minor, as if no more than dandruff of the soul. “Oh, of course it’s a sinful way of thinking...
One of the most exciting privileges of parenting is helping guide our children toward their mission in life. As parents help their children discern their calling from God and discover their natural and spiritual gifts, the children can learn to serve the Lord in their...
Socialism is becoming popular in the United States, especially among the younger generations. One poll noted that 61% of those between the ages of 18 and 24 thought positively of socialism.[1] Another poll said that 43% of Americans thought some form of socialism...
The names of Hosea’s children surely raised quite a few eyebrows in Hebrew kindergarten. The name Jezreel means, “May God sow.” But more shockingly, the Jezreel valley was well known as the location of much fighting and bloodshed (1 Sam 29:1; 2 Sam 2:8; 1 Kgs 21:1; 2...
