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While taking a trip down memory lane, I once came across a fearful memory lodged there. When I was three, I was in a busy store with my parents, holding on to my mother’s hand, when I looked up and saw it was not my mother. I think the woman was as startled as I was. Panic time! In a few moments my father found me and I was safe, but with a lifelong memory of...
Some may be familiar with the case of Frank Serpico, a former New York detective whose experiences facing police corruption were dramatized in the Hollywood film Serpico (1973) starring Al Pacino. But we need no Hollywood blockbuster to understand the life and times of a man who faced extreme hardship for following the rules and attempting to “swim upstream”...
Summer, one of my favorite seasons, is over in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s hot and humid here in the American South, but everything about the summertime—family trips, Fourth of July celebrations, and even the weather—is a wellspring of memories for me.
One of my greatest joys was one many kids in the North American school system shared. That was the “release”...
Sudden disaster doesn’t have to find you caught in its path—as long as you know where to stand!
A gentle society need not be a weak one. In fact, just this one fruit of God’s Spirit can make a huge impact.
Twenty-five years after 9/11, we see a world that seems in many ways to have forgotten. What will be the consequences, and when will a glorious change come that will truly be unforgettable?
Becoming dissatisfied with our circumstances starts early in many people. Even children, rather than being thankful, will sometimes grouse about the things provided for them. There is a story of a little boy from a time when children in small rural schools would bring their lunch from home in lunch boxes, lunch bags, or a pail that might have originally been a...
Models can’t do justice to the proportions of our solar system, but God’s word tells us that even the vast, immeasurable sky above isn’t the limit to the true potential of God’s children.
The relative peace and stability granted by American power may already have ended. What will come afterwards?
What is a covenant? A covenant is a formal agreement or promise. Sometimes it is a contract or other legal instrument concerning finance, sale of merchandise, or service, often containing promises, requirements, and commitments. There are also biblical covenants.
Bible students are generally familiar with two covenants in the Bible: The Old Covenant and the New...