A Lottery-God or a Farming-God?
An honorable event occurred last week for my father, Dale Smith, in which he received due recognition for superior performance. He did not obtain this credit for winning the lottery, winning a lawsuit, or winning first place on The Voice. His grand achievement was driving a semi-truck for Walmart for 3,000,000 miles accident free! Anyone who has driven a car that far, accident free, is to be congratulated, but to perform this amazing feat in an 18-wheeler is rare. In fact, he
(Don’t?) Be Too Hard on Yourself!
Have you ever caught yourself, as a Christian, saying something to comfort someone in distress, but the words that came out of your mouth sounded lame? Perhaps someone struggling with their marriage was confiding in you, looking for Christian guidance, and you heard yourself say, "That's too bad" or "These things happen for a reason." Why do we say such helpless words? Can we, as believers, challenge ourselves to read the book of Proverbs in one month or to read the whole Bib
Were There Really "Good Old Days?"
Merriam-Webster defines the good old days as, "A period of time in the past that a person thinks were pleasant and better than the present time. * In the 1960s, everything seemed possible. Those were the good old days." Ironically, this example of the 1960's is true, at least from a Christian point of view. According to "The American Heritage Collection" DVD series by WallBuilders , unprecedented Supreme Court decisions in 1962 and 1963 removed voluntary prayer from and pr