A small act of kindness can often create the greatest ripple in life. Mark Twain once wrote, “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” Perhaps what makes kindness so special and unique is that typically it manifests itself in the smallest gestures. A…
Trust is a treasured jewel that every person must guard and value wisely. Due to its delicate and fragile nature, it is important to understand the significance we hold to those who choose to deposit such a precious treasure into our hands. To have someone’s trust is certainly a great…
Medical experts have determined that a healthy human body, on average, has a core temperature of approximately 95.0° Fahrenheit (F). According to their extensive research, the body sustains this core temperature via a process identified as thermoregulation. The function of thermoregulation is to keep the human body within normal temperatures,…
“For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called…that no flesh should glory in His presence” (1st Corinthians 1:26, 29) Holy Writ is filled with amazing examples of great men achieving seemingly impossible goals. Their tales are…
After the fall of the Roman Empire, Western Europe spiraled into a turbulent period where knowledge had been swallowed by ignorance and superstitious fanaticism. During this period, literacy and education were in a great decline and hence the coined phrase “The Dark Ages” was given birth. According to historians, this…
“I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. Now this I do for the Gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you.” (1st Corinthians 9:22b-23) On a certain occasion in my younger life (before my mentor took me as…
In first century Athens, the Areopagus was the most celebrated tribunal in the world. It was believed to be the best place to have a fair trial and receive a righteous verdict. Its fame originated through the tales found in Greek mythology. It was told that upon this hill Ares…
There once was a married couple who had a complex relationship. Those dear and near to them would say that they were like fire and ice. The husband was a contentious man who enjoyed strife and reveled in violence. Due to this abnormal pleasure, who would constantly seek ways to…
On Wednesday evening, we started looking at the subject of biblical authority and how we can properly establish biblical authority regarding a particular subject. After one obeys Christ by putting Him on in baptism (Galatians 3:27) and learns the basics of how to serve Him faithfully, I can think of…
On October 26, 1918 the Allied forces implemented the use of Choctaw Native Americans as code talkers to transmit important, strategic military information through the airwaves to each other. This brilliant strategy was concocted during World War I by a US commander who happened to overhear two Choctaw soldiers conversing…