Paul W. Powell Legacy Library

In spite of the rising divorce rate there can be no mistake about God’s ideal for marriage. He intends that it be a permanent relationship. The Lord regards the wedding vows as a solemn compact intended for life. In Mark 10:2-12 Jesus asserted that from the beginning divorce was not a part of God’s ideal for marriage. There are times when marriage problems...

The question of right or wrong is a never-ending one for people of all ages. Young people especially are forced to struggle with it today. The pressures of friends, advertising, and the confusion and uncertainty of many adults about what is right or wrong add to the problem. Everyone has questions. Where can people turn for the answer? The Bible is the best source o...

George Washington was right when he said, “Gambling is the child of avarice [greed], brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.” Gambling is a deplorable evil and ought to be opposed. Why? First, it exploits human weakness. It addicts people like alcohol or drugs. It clutches them in its bony fingers and squeezes them until they are impoverished. Do...

Christian author Josh McDowell, who spoke on campuses across America for decades, was once asked in a magazine interview to characterize the atmosphere on college campuses in the 20th century. The two words he used to describe it were “aggressive apathy.” This is in marked contrast to the 1960s. The college campus was then characterized by activism. C...

I once read the following definition of anatomy given by a very small boy.  “Your head is kind of round and hard, and your brains are in it. Your neck is what keeps your head out of your collar. Your back is always behind you no matter how quick you turn around. Your fingers stick out of your hand so you can throw a curve ball. Your feet are what you run o...

It is easy in the hustle and bustle of life today to complicate and clutter our lives. We easily get busy and pressure ourselves into taking on more than we can handle. Thus we overload the emotional circuits of our life and blow a fuse. Stress, strain, guilt, and exhaustion take their toll upon our lives. God recognized this danger a long time ago and said, “R...

One of the principal dangers we all face is placing too much value on making money and accumulating material possessions. It is such a great danger because this desire has a way of crowding out the best and finest things of life. For one thing, it can crowd out our family. I have seen more than one person neglect their family while trying to provide more and more thi...

One of the greatest needs, but most difficult disciplines to establish in the Christian life, is the habit of daily Bible study. I once read what Leland Wang, a dedicated Chinese Christian, said helped him develop this discipline. He wrote: 1. Carrying a Bible or New Testament in my pocket wherever I go. Verses can be read in spare moments. I always have the word of...

Experiences such as failure, difficulties, heartaches, and disappointments can sometimes almost crush a person. The problems may have to do with marriage, business, health, or children. Christians face these kinds of pressures just like everyone else. We are not members of a Red Carpet Club. All the pressures of life remain or are intensified when we become followers...