Priceless

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. – Genesis 1:27. Your hands have made me and fashioned me. – Psalm 119:73. Everyone who is called by My name, whom I have created for My...

Greed

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live. – Proverbs 15:27. We are used to being able to order pizza for home delivery and other items. Manhattan (New York) perhaps was the first to have large-scale delivery service for cocaine....

A Secret Visit

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry. – Psalm 34:15. The judges in Israel were a little upset last week with the Justice Minister. Yossi Beilin who is Israel’s Justice Minister dropped in on several courtrooms in disguise on...

Affluenza

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold. – Proverbs 22:1. By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life. – Proverbs 22:4. With the technological computer revolution there have been a vast number...

The Right Weapon

Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul.” – 1 Peter 2:11. The largest grocery chain in the United States, Kroger, is covering up Cosmopolitan magazine at its checkout stands. The cover up comes because of the lurid headlines, which have received...

Global Networked Society

Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous: seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them the wrath of God is complete. – Revelation 15:1. According to Gerald Levine the merger of AOL and Time Warner has accelerated the creation of a truly Globally Networked...

Spiritual Fitness

It is written, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” – Matthew 4:4. We read the words and we hear the words but do we really listen? Sixteen times in the New Testament Jesus challenges us to use our...

What Better Time?

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life –...

Sin Destroys

So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.” –...

Y3K

But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. – Revelation 21:8. In the words of one newsperson, “we made it!” Y2K seems to have had little effect on...