“I wanna do it myself.”  “I can do it.”  I bet you’ve heard these typical toddler responses.  They’re learning.  Gaining the necessary motor skills and internalizing the how’s, why’s and wherefore’s of new experiences is important.  As parents and teachers, we enthusiastically applaud their achievements.  We proclaim our great pleasure ...

In the spiritual battle that we face as believers, God has given us armor to protect us and weapons to fight with. Since the battle is spiritual, so are the weapons. I wrote previously how the Word of God is like a sword that we can wield against the temptations ...

The Old Testament records a time when three men were cast into a furnace of fire. Daniel 3:21 says, “Then these three men were tied up in their trousers, their coats, their caps, and their other clothes, and were cast into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire.” The ...