I don't recall when I discovered that dominoes could actually be used in a game. To me they had never been anything more than numbered tiles that could be stood up, placed side by side and then knocked down to...Continue reading
Author: Michael Gifford
Global WARNING!
"The earth and the works that are in it will be burned up." (2 Peter 3:10). So wrote Peter by Divine inspiration nearly 2,000 years ago. His words were not the first century version of the pseudo-science of global warming...
“You’re Acting Like a Child!” – Part 2
As we noted in part one of this article, being told that you're acting like a child could be a compliment or a rebuke. If you are humble, trusting, harmless and hungering for spiritual food as a baby hungers for...Continue reading
“You’re Acting Like a Child!” – Part 1
Typically when we hear the phrase, "You're acting like a child," we think of someone who is being immature. There are times, however, when the phrase could actually be considered complimentary. The key in determining if the phrase is a...Continue reading
Convenient Obedience
The troubled citizens of Judah gathered before the prophet Jeremiah with a single request. "Please, let our petition be acceptable to you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, for all this remnant (since we are left but...Continue reading
When the Numbers Don’t Matter
In II Kings 6 we find Israel on the verge of a potentially devastating assault from the Syrian army. The king of Syria had sent forth "horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and...Continue reading
The Importance of the Lord’s Invitation
Imagine that you have just come from a restaurant where you enjoyed a sumptuous feast. You dined on the juiciest steak, the freshest vegetables and the most tantalizing desserts you've ever put into your mouth. To top it all off,...Continue reading