By Paul Cole As Christians we want to live holy lives because God commanded us to and because he is holy. Given our best intentions, we find ourselves trying to deal with the lust of the flesh, lust of the eye, and the pride of life. How do we regain our holiness and allow […]
By Paul Cole During the month of June each year, we see many precious promises made in wedding ceremonies. Likewise God has given us many precious promises that go with us for today and for the future. We want to look at two wonderful promises that God has given us and to the people […]
By Paul Cole Have you ever disappointed God? As Christians, we know that we have failed God many times. Probably one of God’s deepest disappointments comes when we try to play games with him. We have company—in the days of Haggai, the people of Israel were playing games with God. They had beautiful homes, […]
By Chris Higgins A few years ago I was approached by an elderly lady in a mall parking lot as I was walking to my vehicle. She asked if I could spare a couple dollars to help her out. I listened to her story, but I declined as politely as I could. I reasoned […]
By Chris Higgins In his fascinating book, The Greatest Stories Never Told, Rick Beyer recounts the ecclesiastical controversy which brewed when the coffee craze first began some six centuries ago. In Turkey during the 1500s, coffee was such a necessity that a woman would divorce a man who didn’t provide her with enough coffee. […]
