Revenge

Little Johnny was in the garden filling in a large hole when his neighbor peered over the fence. Interested in what the youngster was up to, he politely asked, "What'cha doing, Johnny?" "My goldfish died," replied the boy tearfully, without looking up. "I've just buried him." The neighbor was concerned. "That's an awfully...

Return of Christ

Robert Shannon tells the story of the Waldensians, a small Protestant group greatly persecuted in Europe in the seventeenth century. In 1686 they were exiled to Switzerland where they remained until 1689. Then they crossed the mountains, going 128 miles in 8 days over treacherous terrain. Village by village they made their...

Priorities

Maybe you read in the paper about Cincinnati Bengal's quarterback, Jon Kitna. Kitna was credited with being a part of the Cincinnati Bengal's dramatic turnaround. But also, Kitna was fined for wearing a hat with a cross on it at a post game interview. The fine was imposed because players aren't supposed to wear anything ...

Living The Good Life

1 Timothy 6:6-19 Are you living the "good life"? In your more reflective times, are you happy with the lifestyle you've chosen? Throughout the centuries the educated and uneducated alike have asked themselves, "What is the good life?" Is it the examined life? Is it the life of pleasure? Is it...

Hanging Up Our Gloves In The Culture War

1 Timothy 2:1-7 In recent years a rhetoric of "warfare" has dominated the evangelical church's commentary on social issues in the public square. Our Christian leaders tell us we are "soldiers" in a "war" for family values, and that "battles" are being waged in public school...