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The Problem with Mirrors
We tend to develop love-hate relationships with mirrors. When we believe we are looking good, we don’t mind taking a look in the mirror. In fact, we might even be pleased with what we see. On the other hand, we sometimes deliberately avoid mirrors because we are afraid of what we might see, and that [...]
The Problem with Mirrors
We tend to develop love-hate relationships with mirrors. When we believe we are looking good, we don’t mind taking a look in the mirror. In fact, we might even be pleased with what we see. On the other hand, we sometimes deliberately avoid mirrors because we are afraid of what...
Read More An Accurate Roadmap
Gone are the days of the bulky atlas that used to accompany us on all of our trips by car. My wife and I now drive confidently across the country, guided by the dulcet tones of our GPS. “Turn right…turn right…turn now, turn, turn!...[Audible sigh]…Recalculating...again.”
The GPS unit, however, has taken...
Read More Retain the Standard of Sound Words
Those of us in the older half of the population and who have been members of the church for a long time grew up listening to preachers emphasize the need for “sound doctrine.” We heard a steady diet of sermons on the distinctiveness of the New Testament church, Bible authority,...
Read More As Newborn Babes
In 1 Peter 2:2, the apostle says, “Like newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation.” (NASB)
A.T. Robertson, among other scholars, believed that the word “newborn” likely meant that Peter was writing to those who were new...
Read More Worshiping in the Dark
The presence of evil in our world is surely an enigma that we’ll never be able to fully explain in this life. The question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” has been asked for centuries and our modern age has supplied no better answers than those of the...
Read More Marriage Matters
…the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth,
Against whom you have dealt treacherously,
Though she is your companion and wife by covenant.
—Malachi 2:14
“Oh, what a feeling!” –was for several years the slogan of the Toyota car company. Sadly, many go into marriage thinking that love...
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