Tag Archives: Pharisees

Those Pharisees! Their lives have been described as resembling a gravestone, clean and polished on the outside, while inside they contain ruin and destruction. The Pharisees had more than one problem. Not only did they demand of others what they were unwilling to do themselves, but they went further by ...

Most parents soon learn that their children imitate what they do more often than they listen to what they say. Who hasn’t had an embarrassing moment with their child when an inappropriate word or behavior was mimicked? Though we’d like to believe our children listen to what we say in ...

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”(John 8:32). The Emancipation Proclamation, ready to be signed, needed the president’s signature. However, Abraham Lincoln wasn’t ready. He had spent the entire morning shaking hands with bystanders. Later, Lincoln noticed his writing hand became red and swollen. ...

This is the man I want to talk about. But about myself, I’m not saying another word apart from the humiliations.  If I had a mind to brag a little, I could probably do it without looking ridiculous, and I’d still be speaking plain truth all the way. But I’ll spare ...

Jesus has certainly taught us a lot. Not just by His words, but by the example He led. Today I want to focus a bit on what he has taught us as men. Things that can help us in jobs, friendships, romantic relationships, and even in tough situations like on ...