By David Faust If an exterminator discovers that your house has termites, do you want him to tell you about it? If your doctor discovers that you have cancer, do you want him to withhold the information in order to spare your feelings? If your car’s brakes are on the verge of failure, do […]
By Sam E. Stone Today’s lesson is based on three passages of Scripture. Psalm 89 affirms God’s faithfulness in keeping his amazing promise to David (2 Samuel 7) that we studied last week. There he assured David that he would have a place of greatness, that his offspring would succeed him, and that his […]
By Sam E. Stone God made covenants with various individuals in Old Testament times, as well as with the nation of Israel as a whole. Before Samuel died, he anointed David as king of Israel. Shortly after returning the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem, David was troubled by how things looked. While he […]
By Christy Barritt Fatherlessness Neurologically Harms Children A new study has proven what many people already knew: kids need dads. A neurobiological study was conducted by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, Canada, and published in the journal Cerebral Cortex. Their findings showed that paternal deprivation during development affects […]
By David Faust We’re into convenience these days. Why work if someone else will do it for you? Why wait if you can have it now? Why push yourself to climb if you can take the escalator? (Comedian Mitch Hedberg observed, “An escalator can never break; it can only become stairs. You should never […]
