Give Me the Simple Life!
Satan called a world-wide convention. In his opening address to his evil angels, he said, “We cannot keep Christians from going to church assemblies, reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We cannot even keep them from conservative values. But we can do something else. We can keep them from forming a close and abiding […]
Wayne Gretzky Breaks NHL Points Record
On October 15, 1989, Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky broke Gordie Howe’s points record (1,850) in a game against the Edmonton Oilers. Gordie Howe made a speech, and then was presented with gifts: a 1.851-carat diamond bracelet (with diamonds spelling out “1,851” across its face) from his old teammates, a crystal hologram engraved with his […]
Time Is Ticking Away
Children can try the patience of Job. I watched one day as a young mother lifted her screaming little daughter (by one arm) out of the family car in front of a store. I couldn’t tell what the child was crying about, but the mother said to an older woman, who was likely her mother, […]
Paul the Tentmaker
Paul found it necessary to flee Berea, leaving Timothy and Silas there, and travel across the sea to Athens. To those men who accompanied him and then returned to Berea, Paul instructed them to tell Silas and Timothy to come to him with all haste. Apparently, Timothy did come to Athens, but because Paul was […]