Sacrifices?
Why Make Sacrifices? There’s an old joke about a pig and a chicken. A poor farmer came to the barnyard because he was low on food. He had one pig and one chicken left. “Who will put food on my … Read More
Why Make Sacrifices? There’s an old joke about a pig and a chicken. A poor farmer came to the barnyard because he was low on food. He had one pig and one chicken left. “Who will put food on my … Read More
Recently a friendly waitress asked me, “ Why go to church? ” I was glad that she asked, gave her some basic reasons, and invited her to come and visit. Her question, however, prompted me to think deeper. The answers … Read More
Not too long ago, I was having a conversation with a friend about religion, and she said, “ I believe in everything.” I was a little taken back with this response, and did not reply to her immediately, but decided … Read More
J. W. McGarvey said, “Among all the conditions of pardon and eternal life, [repentance] is the most difficult to bring about” (Chapel Talks 71). Amending that thought, I offer that confession is the most difficult to sustain. In that vein … Read More
We are all familiar with the idea of a standard. Perhaps the most common standard is the ruler, a flat stick of wood on which is inscribed twelve numbers sequentially, evenly spaced at regular intervals. The entire ruler is known … Read More