There are only two religions in this world, the true one and the false one; the one of faith and the one of works; the one of God’s grace and the one of human effort; in other words–Christianity and everything else. The false one takes many forms, be it Islam, ...

A proverb, whose writer is unknown, says silence is “golden.” While this saying is true in its intended meaning, how golden really is being silent? Sometimes it is preferable to keep one’s mouth shut than to speak words that will only harm. This saying mostly, though, is only true for ...

I was thinking the other day; When the coming New Year was still many days away, I ought to make some kind of New Year’s resolution. I need to make a change; to find some good solutions. After thinking on it for a very long while, My small list of ...

There are two distinct ways to look at fire. We can either fear it or embrace it. If we fear it, it’s not necessarily a bad thing, but do we really want to get burnt by a fiery blaze? Of course not! However, we also have the option to embrace ...

They met in 1930 at a Halloween masquerade ball. He was 20 years old and had already been working for the local utility company for four years. She was a 16-year-old high school student, living in a dormitory many miles from her family’s farm. They fell in love and decided ...

In the Oxford English Dictionary a new word has been coined: “post-truth.” However one defines truth, how can it be said that we are past the time of truth? It takes many forms. There is moral truth, ethical truth, and abiding principles that have been the foundation of culture and ...

It was getting late and in her comfy bed our friend Suzy lay, She snuggled up with her covers and began to pray. For Christmas, she had a single request to our God above, She wanted to share the meaning of Christmas love. As quickly as her prayer ended, Suzy ...

‘Twas the night before a real Christmas and all through the house God’s Spirit was not stirring … His Spirit had been doused The decorations were hung with little love but with great care So, the spiritual cupboards were all quite very bare The children were asleep having failed to ...

I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd. John 10:16 The bringing in of the sheep (God’s elect) into the sheep pen (the church) is why on one silent and holy night ...

“Whoever answers before listening is both foolish and shameful.” Proverbs 18:13 In March of 1863, 18-year-old Charles Appleton Longfellow, unbeknownst to his family, left home in Massachusetts and boarded a train for Washington, D.C., to join the Union Army to fight in the Civil War. Charles was born to Fannie Elizabeth ...