We are commanded in Romans 11:22 to “behold” (NASB), “consider” (NKJV), “note” (ESV) the “goodness of God.” So, in just a few lines, let’s see how much we can behold.  The very nature of God is “good” (Psa. 25:8; 34:8; 100:5; 118:1). He “is good” and He “does good” (Psa. 119:68; Acts 14:17). There is “no one good but God” (Matt. 19:17).…

It is estimated (by some) that one in seven Americans suffers from depression. Depression has been called “the common cold of mental illnesses.” While I don’t want to over-emphasize or minimize the condition, here are some thoughts from Scripture.   The word “depression” appears only once in the Bible (and that in the NKJV) — “Anxiety in the heart of man causes…

Laws in our land can be (and are) changed. Rules in school and at work can be (and are) changed. Amendments can be (and are) made to the Constitution. Just when you think something is firmly set as a code of regulation or conduct, someone goes and changes it. Aren’t you glad that the Bible says, “Forever” (not temporary or fluctuating or…

Our society, through its media and entertainment industries, has done a masterful job of rebranding the male species today as a bunch of lazy, incompetent, selfish, stupid (and even unnecessary) losers. Turn on the latest TV show. Go to the movies. Look around you. You will see (and know) this for yourself. And, to a great extent, there are men who have…

Things are changing so rapidly! The advances in technology seem to have brought about advances in almost every part of our lives. Sometimes (maybe all of the time) it is hard to keep up! Where will things be 10 years from now? 20 years? 100 years? The imagination can run with ideas, but that’s all we’re doing at that point–  imagining. Go…

Why is it that the grass always seems greener on the other side? Other couples seem to be happier. Other husbands/wives seem to have it better. Other kids have nicer parents. Other coworkers have it easier. Other church members don’t have it as hard. Other congregations are happier and seem more blessed. Other people’s lives just look so much better. Why doesn’t…

Hall and Oates sang in the early 1980s about “Private Eyes–They’re watching you, they see your every move, they’re watching you, watching you, watching you.” More than 30 years later, we have NSA surveillance of just about every aspect of our lives, usually without our permission or our knowledge. We are constantly being watched. But, as a Christian, it’s not the Private…

Those who live on the Atlantic coast and along the Gulf shore know what it is like to watch a storm approaching for days (on the weather maps). Before it ever arrives, we can watch its progress and begin to prepare for its arrival. Then, once it  has hit, we know what it is like to just sit and “wait it out”…