The New Free ThinkersThe idea that successful people are prepared has infiltrated our culture to its core. The Boy Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” One court expert advised young lawyers to spend four hours practicing for every one hour they would spend in court. My chemistry professor said the rule of thumb is to spend two hours studying [...]
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. By faith Abel [...]
Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. – Author Unknown One of the most difficult things in life, is the execution of a thought or a [...]
Tick-tock. The hands on the clock seemed paralyzed. No sleep on a Wednesday night equals falling asleep in a three hour Thursday chemistry lab. Density is the ratio of—wow it’s only been five minutes? Really? I let my mind wander during the lecture on dimensional analysis. The first week of my freshman year of college [...]
Between the years of 1915 and 1920, Spokane, Washington, was the healthiest city on earth. According to U.S. Government statistics, the town was almost completely free from sickness during that period. This remarkable healthiness had nothing to do with the climate, water, or food. It had everything to do with God’s miraculous power. God led [...]
We humans have a need to know everything. On the highway and traffic is going slower than normal? We need to know what the cause is. Is there construction? An accident? What? In the house, if we’re doing the dishes, watching our favorite TV show, or working on a project and we hear the sound [...]
“Hear ye, Hear ye!” The words of the king’s decree filled Mordecai’s ears. The king’s servants were looking for suitable young young women to go into the king’s house. Instantly he thought of the fair cousin he had taken in as a daughter. Something was driving him to take a leap and offer her to [...]
It’s Monday morning. The alarm goes off, and you groan in disgust. You wonder why Mondays are always the hardest. After pushing the snooze button twelve times you throw yourself out of bed, already expecting the day to be slow and agonizing. Sound familiar? What would happen if Monday mornings weren’t like that? What if [...]
Rock There are many references to God as a rock or stone in the Bible. We have already seen that one name for Jesus is the Chief Cornerstone. Psalm 118:22 calls Him “the stone which the builders rejected”. It is clear that Jesus Christ is intended to be our foundation (I Corinthians 3:11). Paul expounded [...]
Everyone knows the story of Thomas, the disciple who refused to accept the story of Jesus’ resurrection until he had seen Christ with his eyes and touched the wounds with his hands. Even atheists and agnostics will call someone a “doubting Thomas.” We know from the book of Acts that Thomas eventually received the proofs [...]