If You’re Blessed, Share the Blessings

If you observe small children it’s quite evident that they would rather receive a gift than give one. Yet Jesus taught, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Part of achieving maturity is the discovery that there’s joy in giving to...

The Richest Nation in History

We live in the richest nation in history. We have more food, more money and more luxuries than any generation. One of the fastest growing industries in America is self-storage units where we can keep our extra possessions that we don’t have room to store at...

True to His Convictions

Eric Liddell was born in China to missionary parents and educated in Scotland. A gifted runner, his specialty was the 100-yard dash. He represented the United Kingdom at the 1924 Olympic games in Paris. The trials for the 100-yard dash were held on a Sunday. Because...

Two Philosophical Views

Let’s consider two different views of how God works in our lives. We’ll call them the human way and the Biblical way. The logic in the human way goes like this: You put a hundred dollars in the church offering and then figure that God owes you a thousand...

Share Your Blessings

Most of us have dreamed of inheriting big bucks. We’ve thought about the house we’d build and the trips we’d take. In the Bible, God promised a man named Abraham a great future. The deal was that Abraham had to leave his home and head west following...