Are Setting Goals Important?
I am a very goal-oriented person. When I achieve a goal of mine, it feels like I am on cloud nine; it feels amazing. On the other hand, when I don’t achieve a goal, I feel so ashamed. I tell myself that I am lazy, and I beat myself up for days on how I […]
It’s Time to Pull the Weeds
When I was a kid, I never wanted to do my homework. Because I refused to do my homework, my teacher would send letters home to my parents who would then punish me, the most common way being grounded. But I also had to go outside every day and pull weeds until sunset. Doing this […]
Where Did Our Kids Go?
This is a continual question that many brethren ask. It seems like so often we have lots of small kids and as they grow older, the number becomes less and less. Suddenly we look around and we have just a handful of teens and young adults. Who is to blame? Almost universally the church is […]
If Everyone Was Like Me
I desire that all sports icons understand the powerful influence they wield over children all around the world. A Christian never has to worry about whether or not they have to follow an example. Hebrews 13:7 says, “Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of […]
Hundreds Seek Reversal Surgery
In a Sky News article earlier this month, a woman who detransitioned in 2018 says there are many people who have had gender reassignment surgery who wish they hadn’t. Charlie Evans, 28, was born female but identified as male for nearly 10 years before detransitioning. Charlie detransitioned and went public with her story last year […]
Finding God in Other Sources
If I asked you how I could learn about God, but without using the Bible, what would be your response? That may seem like an outlandish question, but in honesty, it’s really not. I, as well as some others, have heard the discussion being made to learn about God, but use sources outside of scripture. […]
Thankfulness
Chris Tiegreen wrote, “Thanksgiving is more than a day. It’s a lifestyle.” Paul wrote in Ephesians 5:20, “Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (cp. Colossians 2:7; 4:2). I’m certainly grateful for our Thanksgiving holiday, but not because of the chance to stuff my […]
Alexander the Great
Once when Alexander the Great laid siege to a city, he had a great lamp set up, and he kept it burning night and day as a signal to the besieged. He sent word to the people in the city that while the lamp was burning, they had time to save themselves by surrender. But […]
Google Celebrates 50 Years of LBGTQ Pride
My home page on my web browser is Google. When I logged on to the internet on June 4, I was told that Google was “celebrating 50 years of pride.” For those who didn’t know, June is Pride Month. Google was celebrating how gay pride has gained momentum over the past 50 years. I don’t […]
Why am I Still Holding On?
Life is full of times where letting go of the past is the only way to move forward. Christians understand this almost more than anybody as we’ve all had to make the decision to let go of our former lives, most times also having to let go of family and friends in order to follow […]