Resolving Hurts God’s Way

Introduction Here is an excellent suggestion for starting the new year: use God’s solution to eradicate that woe, which already has a long history and has done a lot of damage. Choose not to add another chapter to its history. … Continue reading

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How Can I Live a Prosperous Life in 2025?

Deuteronomy 11 Introduction:Two questions are paramount as we are on the verge of a New Year, a wedding, or the start of a career. They are: 1. What is a successful life? Once I have settled upon this answer, I … Continue reading

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Utilizing the Universal Principles of Peter

First Peter 5:6-10 Introduction The context of this book is frightening. Peter’s flock were refugees from persecution under Nero. They fled Rome to save their lives but left their lives (homes and livelihoods) behind. What was their tendency? The same … Continue reading

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Dealing with the Inevitability of Anxiety

[Inevitable because we are finite] Anxiety disorders are the highest reported mental health issue in the US with 42.5 million Americans claiming to suffer from this illness. (Mental Health America).1 24.5% of college students are taking some form of antidepressants, … Continue reading

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An Invitation to Ponder the Book of Proverbs

Introduction The book of Proverbs is often viewed as an incohesive gathering of Proverbial says. I would suggest that the mind of Solomon and those who built upon him under Divine inspiration was a bit more complex. The first three … Continue reading

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The Value of Classical Education

Origin of Article The following article is a letter written to the parents upon the junior’s college tour led by Kim. My grandson was on the tour. When I read it, I asked for permission to republish it on this … Continue reading

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Are Guns the Scapegoat?

Have guns become scapegoats to avoid facing the truth? Let’s think about that. The Futility of Scapegoating Guns A very interesting article has come to my attention. It appeared in the Los Angeles Times on August 4, 2019, written by … Continue reading

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Talk About a Career Taking Off

Luke 4:12-44 (application—see endnote) Initiation Chapter three records His initiation into His ministry with His baptism (3:23). From Luke’s account, the ministry career of John was cut short with his arrest no long after Jesus’ baptism (3:20). How long John … Continue reading

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What Is Character? How to Develop It?

What Is Character? How to Develop It? It was Saturday morning at about 7:00, and not a long time to prepare for the counseling session with James (not his real name), though given our history, it was sufficient time. And … Continue reading

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What Is Important About I AM?

What Is Important About I AM?1 While growing up in the Egyptian Pharaoh’s household as an adopted son of the Pharaoh’s daughter, Moses was nursed by his mother and cared for by his sister. So, during those three to four … Continue reading

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