“But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth a canker…” ~ 2 Timothy 2:16-17 Upon the release of the Christopher Nolan film, Oppenheimer, many people wonder just who is this man. While many have heard of particular scientists like Thomas Edison and Albert …
1:13-14 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. In this passage, …
On January 15th, 1929 there was born a man by the name of Martin. Not Martin Luther King. Just Martin King, jr. that is. He was not born the infamous Martin Luther King Jr. as we know it. But truthfully, I like the real story better. 5 years after the birth of his Martin King …
Unity. You hear of it often nowadays. There is much discussion of what it requires. At a recent festival our church attended, we were in the community offering hope and attempting to meet fellow Christians. It was during this experience that many Christians brushed us off as I reached to shake their hand to say …
“Mistakes are the portals of discovery” ~ James Joyce Mistakes are an inevitable part of life. Some may think contrary, but this would be to their own detriment. Biblical authors are quick to point humanity to their inability to overcome failures and mistakes, something that often characterizes human nature. The apostle James discusses this nature …
Look around, and ask “what topics are trending right now?” Actually, you do not even have to look. Just listen, what words are being pumped into your ear drums? Abortion, LBGQT+, insurrection, war, immigration, voting, etc. I was recently asked, why I don’t address these topics such as abortion and immigration. The angle in which …
“God’s silences are His answers. If we only take as answers those that are visible to our senses, we are in a very elementary condition of grace.” ~ Oswald Chambers Instant gratification. This word is thrown around a lot. I am not going to pretend that many of you, the reader, do not know what …
Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:6 There have been moments in my life that have provoked drastic change, usually for the better. One of those times was late one night while I was living in southern West Virginia. In high school, I …
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:57). The hymn “Victory in Jesus” was written by Eugene M. Barlett (December 24th, 1885, to January 25th, 1941). Two years before his death from complications of a stroke, the song first appeared in a paperback song book …
The world is a dark place with this darkness seemingly evolving each day. Although we know that we do not wrestle with flesh and blood, it often seems as if the battleground for between darkness and light rests upon the shoulders of children. The battleground for contrasting ideologies erupts within the desks of young ones. …