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Sometimes we may get our priorities messed up. Police are targeting some beachgoers in Czechoslovakia for not wearing their face masks during the Coronavirus lockdown. The interesting thing here is that the sunbathers are wearing nothing at all. “Citizens can be without clothes in places designated for…

Nine out of ten younger millennials, aged 18 to 24, check their phones at least once an hour, if not “constantly.” The Bank of America mobile trend report says the same group is more likely than any other age group to sleep with their phones next to them in bed. The report found an interesting contradiction…

Would you agree that a lot of people ask how people how they are doing, but really don’t want to know the answer? Emily Cummins recommends using body language to show that you really care when you ask someone how he/she is doing. Building meaningful relationships takes time, investment, and intentionality.…

Would you agree that a lot of people ask how people how they are doing, but really don’t want to know the answer? Emily Cummins recommends using body language to show that you really care when you ask someone how he/she is doing. Building meaningful relationships takes time, investment, and intentionality.…

In early 2008, Jonny Benjamin was 20 years-old and had just been diagnosed with a debilitating mental disorder. He had dropped out of school and there was little chance that he would ever be able to hold down a job or have a family. His response was to climb out on a bridge and end it all. Just as he…

The family of 40-year-old Jason Kroft says they would like to find and thank the man who saved Jason’s life but they cannot locate the person. Kroft was sightseeing in New York, when he suffered a serious heart attack on a street corner and collapsed. Kroft’s wife called emergency operators, but noticed…

In Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson writes: “Saying No is not an excuse for selfishness, rudeness, or insensitivity. Instead, it is an invitation to listen carefully to the Spirit's voice, adhering closely to a system of wise priorities…

SERVICE John Hamilton was arrested and police charged him with obstructing official business and disorderly conduct. What was his crime? Frustrated with the city’s inability to pay mowers to cut the grass in Sandusky’s Central Park he decided to do it himself. He cut the foot high grass and was cleaning…

In his book, The Shape of Faith to Come, Brad Waggoner writes, “Serving God and others is a mark of spiritual maturity. In fact, without service, spiritual transformation is impossible.” --Shape of Faith to Come, 140. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson 1 Corinthians 10:24 (YLT) “let no one seek his own--but…

About three-fourths of the German autobahn road system has no blanket speed limit; and in those areas, the average speed is about 93 mph. While most European car manufacturers operate under a “gentleman’s agreement” to limit the top speeds of their cars to 155 mph, autobahn speeds of up to 186 mph are…

SECTION OUTLINE FOURTEEN (ROMANS 14) Paul discusses the believer’s responsibilities toward those Christians who are weak in the faith. I. No Believer Should Be Judged by Another Believer Down Here (14:1–8). A. We are not to criticize others’ legalism (14:1–8). 1. The rules (14:1–6) a. Don’t judge in…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…