“Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.” There isn’t a Christian alive, or dead either for that matter, who hasn’t succumbed to temptation from time to time. After all, we live in the world, and occasionally, the world gets the better of us. When I was younger, I remember watching The Flip Wilson Show. Flip Wilson was known for one of the characters he played, […]

“Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.” (Genesis 6:9) My wife and I vacationed in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania several years ago. Lancaster County is widely known as “Amish Country”, but we found something much more memorable. Right there among the Amish, nestled in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is the Millennium Theatre, a 2100-seat state-of-the-art facility presenting Christian drama at its best. We’ve never seen anything like it. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever been surrounded by more […]

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” (Exodus 20:17) I read an article recently about the lasting importance of the Ten Commandments in which the author observed, “When God gave His people the Ten Commandments, He wrote them on stone to symbolize their durable, lasting nature. He wrote them on both sides of the stone to signify their thoroughness. And He […]

“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.” (Proverbs 15:4) Friendly Fire – It’s a term we often hear during wartime. Simply stated, it refers to the discharge of a military weapon that results in the death of an ally or fellow soldier. In fact, just last week, five American soldiers were killed by friendly fire while on a security detail in Afghanistan. Interestingly, the next day, a Fort Bragg widow who lost her husband five years ago said, “There is […]