5 Spiritual Goals You Can Tackle, Even Though Most Won’t
There are 5 spiritual goals you can tackle in 2025. These goals are not competitive. It doesn’t matter how well someone else does, you can accomplish these goals on your own. We talked about setting goals for the coming year as opposed to resolutions because resolutions tend to be easy to break. Goals suggest a […]
Maybe Reject The Road Oft Taken
Gratitude to Robert Frost for the title idea. In his 1915 poem, “The Road Not Taken,” Frost described a diverging woodland path. The two trails were similar, yet the outcome of his choice was most pleasing, and “that has made all the difference,” wrote the esteemed poet. His implied lesson is that the other road […]
A Stunning New You in 2025?
The beginning of a year brings a strong desire to change ourselves. It’s like we have to re-create ourselves every 12 months. I weary of New Year resolutions. Instead, I’ll aim for Goals that are linked to any date or event. When I discover something that needs to be improved, then I’ll do it, whether […]
I Pledge Allegiance to What?
I remember saying the Pledge of Allegiance from my earliest days. We said it at sporting events, in Aunt Ogla’s Kindergarten class, and in just about every public assembly. In Boy Scouts, we placed great emphasis on the care, honor, and presentation of the American flag because it was the best-known symbol of our country. […]
Gideon: How’d He Do It?
There are many spectacular events in the Bible. There were the plagues of Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea and later the Jordan. The Blind and deaf were healed and people were raised from the dead. In a separate category, there was the Creation, the Virgin Birth, and the Resurrection. But there is one […]
The Forgotten Sin
I get it. Nobody likes to talk about sin, but sometimes we need to. The turmoil of the 21st century has obscured our view of sin with the result that there is now The Forgotten Sin. Some sins seem to reach out and grab us by the collar. The in-your-face wickedness makes us angry. But, […]
Are People Good?
Are people good? Are they inherently virtuous? Why does it seem that some people are good and honorable while others are dishonorable and even evil? As expected, there is a Bible answer. Beginnings Humanity began in Eden. The Bible tells us that as part of God’s creation week, he created the human species. Most importantly, […]
The Most Dangerous Words of a Christian
I Think Mankind is expected to think. God gave us the ability to observe, examine, analyze, and reason. Our mind is an amazing tool that can be trained and can even examine and heal itself when injured. The human mind has allowed us to make stunning discoveries both on and off the planet. We continue […]
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a hard trait for anyone to master. It is most difficult when we try to forgive ourselves. Those who live in Christ must learn to forgive. Hear the words of Jesus: For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their […]
What is Evil?
Evil is ubiquitous. It is in every corner of the world and in the heart of every person. Evil is the reason the world is the way it is today. Marked by chaos and division, the world suffers from the effects of evil. We should know as much as we can about this malevolent power. […]
