We live in a culture in decay, losing faith in God and discarding His ways. This faith has been the force behind our American character! We inherited a national tradition that is ultimately spiritual in origin—faith in God, in ourselves, in our nation, and in our future (Stuart Miller, Understanding Europeans). It was faith that carried us to national greatness.…
Conflicting voices are swirling all around us. He’s lying! No, she is. Caught in the midst of craziness, we wonder which voice is telling the truth. Or if it even matters? It’s interesting how a book comes along at the right time just when we need it. In the early 1980s psychiatrist M. Scott Peck’s The Road Less Traveled was…
There are five popularly accepted movements that are working to overturn the foundations of our country. If we value our cultural and spiritual heritage and its freedoms, like the freedom to speak our honest beliefs and opinions without fear of reprisal, we must wake up and use our voice.
Many people feel lost for much of life. They do not know who they are or why they are here—they lack meaning and purpose for their own individual life. In the early part of the last century, American psychologist David Seabury explained that two questions lie in the center of each person: “Who am I?” “What is it all about—this…
We just celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ, and now it is time to say goodbye to 2018 and hello to 2019. But the question is: What old baggage are you dragging with you into the New Year? What regrets, mistakes, failures, hurts, or losses do you need to say goodbye to, let go of, so you can embrace the…
Recently I dreamed the lights on my Christmas tree suddenly went out. Alarmed, I called out for help. As I awakened, I immediately understood the meaning of my dream. I knew what God was trying to show me. Most dreams convey their messages using images, pictures, and metaphors in a figurative and imaginative way. Unfamiliar with symbolic language, our Western…
Don’t think you dream, or don’t remember those images flowing across your mind every night? No Matter. It has been proven beyond doubt that everyone dreams—often many times per night. Experts tell us we dream five to seven times during an ordinary night’s sleep! That adds up to one or two hours of dreams every night—five years of dreaming in…
Christmas will soon be here. But do you know the vital role of dreams in the story of this celebrated birth? Joseph dreams of an angel telling him to not be afraid to take Mary as his wife, even though she is with child (Mt. 1:20). The Lord God protects the Christ Child by warning the Magi in a dream,…
What is Bitterness? Something that is bitter leaves a bitter taste in our mouths, producing a biting disagreeable sensation in the tongue. In a figurative sense, emotions such as extreme enmity, grudge, hatred produce a bitterness in the heart of man which is manifested through the words spoken―bitterness of anger, sharpness, severity of temper. The Bible warns us about not…
Terrorism, mass killings, violence, hatred … what’s going on? Still reeling from the recent pipe-bomb threats, we were shocked by the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter saying, “All Jews must die!” And what about the poster pasted on trash cans in New York City, showing a white woman wearing a red Trump hat, holding a Bible in her hand—with a giant X…