Back in the 1970’s I wrote this term paper as a part of course work at the University of Cincinnati. I offer it to those who struggle with this particular form of addiction… Somewhere during the last couple of decades, the dog...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Meditate. Isn’t that Eastern? Actually, meditation for the Christian begins in the Middle East. A guy named David. “Old Testament” if you must, but Jesus, Peter, and Paul thought he was valid for New Testament thought and oft...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If ever there was a crooked stick in the Bible it was that class of men known collectively as the Pharaoh. When I speak here of crooked sticks, I am talking about the way some men seem approved until they are placed next to God's standards. As...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Let’s take a look at brother Cain. Okay, he wasn't my brother or yours. But he was the brother of Abel, and the first son ever to come into the world. What would you do if you were the first mom ever, giving birth to the first son ever?...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Sometimes the false and the true are hard to tell apart. You look at some people and some teachings and some churches, alone, and they start to look and sound pretty good. The key here is "alone". Like if I held up a reasonably straight twig and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I know. We talked about this last time. But I wasn't quite finished. Religion. Finding the right religion was a major issue in my life. The only issue, one might say. I never had to choose regarding non-Christian religions. The God of the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If I were to say "cholesterol", would you think mainly negative thoughts, or positive? How about the word "fat"? And "religion" ? Negative ideas have grown up around all three of those terms, yet we all know there is a good and bad for each of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Bible quiz time: 1. What was the secret of Samson's strength? Hair, Samson, or God's power? If you said all three, you win the first round. God laid down the rules and supplied the needed energy. Samson only had to stay away from barbers, male...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It's really called "single-payer health care." It's when universal health care, the somewhat socialistic method of providing health benefits to an entire population, is financed through a "single" insurance pool from which all the costs are met....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Natural man has always been in a push to change his condition. Guided by his evil master, nature always wants to move up, to take charge. It operates from a position of the inferior and tries to prove its worth. Women want to be like men, not...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
