“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”— Mark Twain Who among us hasn’t witnessed a few relational “train wrecks” when it comes to handling offenses? Gossip, slander, false accusations, and other forms…
As much as we may sow into the future, investing in the lives of those who come after us, each person faces their own pivotal choice. Born with a tendency toward sin, our default setting is the self-focused way of…
“Friendship is a sheltering tree.” — Samuel Taylor Coleridge “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water…” — Jeremiah 17:7-8 The vital need for a biblical…
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). I have never been one to follow signs and wonders, though I do believe miracles happen today. I was born with a personality that naturally…
“The present war in Europe is a war of kings against the people, of power against opinion.”1 — Samuel Stillman France was in the midst of Revolution when Stillman2 uttered the words above in 1794. Five years prior (July 14, 1789), the Bastille was…
The true story of Paul Revere’s midnight ride on April 19, 1775, is somewhat obscured by the passage of time and reliance on second-hand oral accounts. While the details surrounding Violet’s involvement remain a mystery, we do know that she…
Many people think Christian education only has to do with God, the Bible and faith, and in a way it does. Since everything is ultimately related to these, Christian education is not relegated to mere theology in the commonly known…
