“and he said to them, ”Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance...

Have you ever been in a worship service and all of a sudden you’re thinking about a Honda Accord? Perhaps you’ve experienced this brain...

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Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever...

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Regardless of party affiliation, most Americans have some anxiety as our country faces a new cycle of elections. Citizens of many...

I’m really not sure at what age I began to be awed by the changing of the seasons. Look now along the edges of the road and notice how...

One recent Saturday afternoon I sat among the folks gathered to witness a wedding. Tissues dabbed throughout the audience as memories...

They’re called “the terrible two’s” but the testy behavior is really about development, not age. As children grow from being babies to...

Some children’s stories teach real life lessons in a marvelous way. A great one is the story of the Little Red Hen. The tiny tale is of...

Every time I see an airplane fly I am filled with wonder. Especially during the takeoff I feel compelled to watch! I know the science...

The weather this last week should not have caught many of us by surprise.  The forecasts for days in advance warned of “2-4” inches of...

Being gently awakened by morning sunshine is much more enjoyable for me than the “BRRZT, BRRZT, BRRZT” of an alarm clock. One of my...

Sometimes “new” matters a lot. Today is the first Sunday of a new year, meaning everything that is required to be dated for the next 51...

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We live in an increasingly “connected” world; that is, always with internet access. Several years ago Netflix had a major outage. The...

What do you want to be when you grow up?” Now there’s a question that most young people surely come to dislike. How many times have you...

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The challenge to live godly has always run squarely into conflict with an ungodly world. The revelation of God defines morality for those...