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, “Remember the sabbath day, t...
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 on. Your toes are what alway...
Our Western society has become so obsessed with sex that it seeps from all the pores of our national life. The evidences of this are ample. Sex is front-page copy everywhere.
Concerning sexual sins the Bible says:
“Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife; wh...
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. College young people were ready to march, dem...
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. Dollars that shou...
Ancient Sparta was a warlike nation that emphasized discipline and hardship and sacrifice. A king once wrote the Spartans a threatening letter, saying that they had better do what he told them to do, for if he came and took their country he would destroy their city and make them all slaves.
The Spartans sent a messenger back with their answer, and when the letter was opened it contained...
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 of help. It pr...
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 cannot be solved and the only apparent...
Living together in peace and unity is never easy. At work, in the church, in marriage, in the home, or in the neighborhood, we all face difficulties in getting along with other people.
The apostle Paul said to people who were not getting along, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2:5). The answer to most strife and discord is to have the attitude and d...