A stockbroker who writes a large check to his favorite charity, a Buddhist priest who, with a shaven head, goes on a long journey, and a young woman who takes a vow of chastity and goes into a convent doesn't have much in common, but there is one thing which they do...
What chance is there when it comes to the laws of probability? If you answer, "Not much!" you are right, because the laws of probability are carefully defined and calculated mathematically. There is no real element of chance whatsoever. For example, take a coin and...
While it is normal to experience anger, it's important to quickly acknowledge it and not let it consume us. Holding onto anger can lead to bitterness and allow the devil to ruin our lives, according to Ephesians 4:26-27. Physiologically, when we harbor anger, our...
Some words are coined especially for use in heaven, and outside the Christian community, it is difficult to really understand their meaning. Such is the word blessed! It comes from the Greek word makarios. It was the word used by Jesus when He sat on the slopes of...
This could be a problem. Consider this. You have seven holes in your head. (Interesting - the number of perfection.) Two for smelling, 2 for hearing, 2 for seeing, and ONLY ONE for speaking. Here are some Scriptures about talking too much: “He who guards his mouth and...
The Bible sets a very high standard for love by saying it keeps no record of being wronged. ... Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance (1 Corinthians 13:5, 7). We want to have love that doesn’t keep any record...
"He has made everything beautiful in it's time." - Ecclesiastes 3:11 Let's explore the profound wisdom hidden in the Chinese character for "Beautiful." It's like a divine puzzle, merging two characters: Lamb "羊" and Big "大." When you layer the Lamb "羊" over Big "大," a...
In 1944, Frank Capra, the celebrated director, produced a comedy film called Arsenic and Old Lace. It's about two sweet but murderous aunts who put poison in the elderberry tea that was served to a succession of male residents in their boarding house and then stored...
How badly do you want to know God's will? That is the place to start. "I have not come to do my own will but the will of him who sent me," is what Jesus said. Many of us want God's will to be what we have already decided it should be. We want Him to send us where we...
Some folks measure time by years—January 1 to December 31. Some folks keep track of it by birthdays. Some by how long it is until they can finally draw retirement benefits and kiss work goodbye forever, or how many weeks or years stand between them and getting married...