On December, 12, 1799, George Washington went for a ride through his farms near Mount Vernon, Virginia for a quick inspection of his vast land holdings. Though sleet and snow dogged his travel, he remained in good spirits upon returning for dinner that night, but refused to change out of his wet clothes. The next …

In today’s world, mankind is obsessed with a “live and let live” philosophy: if you don’t bother me, I won’t bother you. Gone are the times when living in sin produced a reprimand, because, after all, you “don’t know the circumstances” or “you don’t have a right to tell me what to do.” Instead of …

Of all the psalms we can come across throughout our reading of the Scriptures, there are probably none more beloved than Psalm 23. It is revered and honored by both Jews and Christians, not including the ability we all have to identify at least 35 people that have it cross-stitched and put on their wall. …

There’s a song that we sing in our songbook, with the not-so-subtle title of “Praise Him! Praise Him!” There’s no question what the basis of that song is about, but if there were, the chorus would clear it up in less than 20 words: Praise Him! Praise Him! Tell of excellent greatness! Praise Him! Praise …

Several weeks ago, a video surfaced of Victoria Osteen, wife of the famous Lakewood “church” “pastor” Joel Osteen, delivering a message to their “congregation” of almost 30,000. In it, she describes the purpose of obedience as such: “I just want to encourage every one of us to realize when we obey God, we’re not doing …

With so much emphasis placed on our own personal attendance to services and Bible classes, you would think that there would be more verses or even entire books written on the subject. In fact, there is only one, found in Hebrews 10:25: “…Not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but …

Jesus had two main missions when He was born into this world: (1) Offer Himself up as a sacrifice for sin, and (2) teach His disciples the ordinances of the New Covenant. With only a little over three years in His ministry to accomplish these two items, one would think that He would seize any …

How many times have you heard a baby cry in a public place? Probably a lot more than you can remember. They kick and scream,  sometimes they throw things, maybe empty a box of cereal on their head – it’s a pretty interesting scene if you happen to be just standing there watching it. And …

Job was innocent. Job was persecuted. Poor Job. Woe is Job. I’ve heard all the excuses about Job before, and I’m just not buying it. People who say that Job didn’t deserve any of his monumental afflictions in Scripture are just plain wrong. Wrong, wrong, and more wrong. Job deserved every bit of what happened to …

Last Thursday night, President Obama came on national TV and announced an executive action shielding nearly five million illegal immigrants from deportation, made up largely of the parents of children born here as well as children who entered illegally with their parents. The implications of such an act, whether economic or otherwise, are substantial, and …