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Society today seems inundated with visual images of human sexuality. You see it everywhere: ads in the newspaper, scenes on television and in movies, magazines, the Internet, and on the street—people wearing tight or skimpy clothing that screams, "Look at me!" It all encourages roving eyes and roving minds. Is all this perfectly harmless, or does it have a...
"And now for the invocation…" said the mayor of my town as the Town Council began its meeting. I was pleasantly surprised to see this practice has survived in our secular age. The chamber of City Hall was filled with people, young and old, with business to bring before the mayor and commissioners. Some were there for kudos and awards; others had problems and...
Once, while watching my 13-year-old grandson play a Little League baseball game in an All Star game on a summer’s afternoon, I watched the nation’s favorite pastime unfold in a good example of playing hard by the rules and accepting the outcome graciously. I observed the parents, coaches and umpires enjoying the game, and the lessons of life that the players...
Psychological research over the last few decades has shown that humans have biases that affect our ability to perceive correctly. These biases affect not only our perception but also our judgment, behavior and belief. Biased thinking leads to misunderstanding, wrong decisions, and to costly consequences and mistakes.
I have a friend who suffers a lot. He is not an old guy, but it seems like his body is old before its time. He has the kind of dogged health problems that when one symptom gets better, another infirmity breaks out. When one procedure is complete, something else needs to be done just to keep him going. And through it all, he maintains a good attitude, though it...
When I was in my twenties, I would take the opportunity to visit my paternal grandmother on a Friday night. During these special visits, my grandmother would feed me a delicious meal as we talked sitting at her dining room table. Through some gentle prodding from me, she would recount her life, her upbringing, her family, and her life with my grandfather.
I had...
How do you feel about church unity? The Psalmist wrote, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1). The Apostle Paul wrote of his hope for a time when “we all come to the unity of the faith” (Ephesians 4:13). But what exactly is unity? How do modern efforts toward church unity fit into all of this? And what...
"Don't sweat the small stuff – and it's all small stuff." So goes the popular saying. We look for a way to avoid stress and to avoid the consequences of our actions. Yet, when it comes down to it, we are ultimately responsible for our actions – and everything counts.
The 70th anniversary celebrations of the D-Day landings on June 6 held in Normandy dominated the news media. Attended by some 20 world leaders, they included Barack Obama (USA), Vladimir Putin (Russia), the newly elected President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, and the supreme guest of honor, Her Majesty the Queen (UK).
There is a new war now erupting in Iraq and Syria, one which is quickly becoming a prelude to much more traumatic events, including the rise of a revived Islamic caliphate. Whether or not Iranian forces, Shi’ite militia, or the United States and others help the Iraqi government repel the latest wave of fanatic Islamists, you need to understand what Scripture...