Category: Bible reading & devotions

Freshman high school English class.  My first encounter with the study of literature.  My teacher, Mrs. Corbett taught us the elements of a good story.  She told us that the most important part of any story is the climax, that moment when all of the characters of the story, and all of the issues came…

I was the oldest in my family.  As the oldest, I always felt like I was given extra responsibilities and expectations.  Most of the time, I liked being the oldest brother, because that meant I had someone younger to boss around (actually, my sister would never let me boss her around).  Being the oldest also…

One day I was watching TV with my kids, and the next show  was the Rugrats Passover Special.  I wanted to watch, since I knew that the Passover was a very important Jewish celebration related to the book of Exodus.  While it was interested to see the grandpa tell the story of Moses incredible feats,…

We live in a society that does not want to accept the fact that God judges people.  They want to believe that God is love without understanding that He is also holy and just.  Take the following people as an example.  They might represent people you know. “I am a Christian, but I don’t believe…

Remember the Rocky movies.  Sylvester Stallone plays the great champion, Rocky Balboa.  In Rocky III, the champion Balboa has a new challenger on the horizon.  Clubber Lang (Mr. T) begins to challenge Rocky, calling him a chump.  Rocky gets mad and accepts a fight with Lang, but he hasn’t really considered the abilities and strength…