Over the past few years, fashion has seemed to change dramatically. Those who have lived in the ’70s and ’80s have probably seen some of their childhood and young adults’ clothing styles come back around. Teenagers are raiding their parents’ and grandparents’ old clothes to find “vintage clothing.” This has...
“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.” This passage is one of the most interesting pieces of advice that Jesus gave his disciples. Before he sends them out to preach the good news of the kingdom...
I was asked a question on Monday night and was completely stumped by it. I had some Faulkner students over at my house for a meal and for them to ask me some Bible questions regarding things they studied in class this semester. They asked me some technically advanced questions...
The book of Amos was written during a time when the nation of Israel was experiencing a lot of success economically. The kingdoms around them were declining, and the wealth of the nation as a whole was growing. Additionally, they had managed to restore the form of Old Covenant worship...
The book of Daniel is filled with incredible accounts of individuals and their encounters with God. Most of the book is about Daniel and his three companions—Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah––but there are also stories about the kings of Babylon. As we read these stirring accounts, we learn a lot about...
Too often we want to be "somebody" instead of "nobody" focused on the "Somebody."
Would you rather have more money or more time? Of course, any person who is nearing death no longer cares as much as they once did about money. We even have biblical examples of this. King Hezekiah was approached by the prophet Isaiah in 2 Kings 20 and told this,...
There is nothing wrong with doing well spiritually, But if you are doing well spiritually, you are challenged to think more about what we can do for others!
One of the more intriguing aspects of God’s design for humans is the ability we possess to create habits. Even the most unregimented individual has habitual tendencies. For example, a habit can be as simple as one’s morning routine or the way someone prepares lunch. Whether we acknowledge it or...
Have you ever thought about who it is that pushed you to where you are today? There may be people that come to mind who were great influences on you, pushing you to be the best version of yourself and challenging you to improve each day. You may think of...