Do you think you have problems? I suspect you would not trade your challenges for those confronting the Apostle Paul. Of the 13 books that he wrote, none is more intimate or personal than his second letter to the Corinthians. In this he wrote, "We are hard-pressed on...
"How good must you be for God to love you?" Ever have that question come to your mind? It came to the mind of a friend of Guidelines who wrote and asked if God performs plastic surgery of the heart to take away the scars of childhood. The listener told of being born...
A century ago John Stockton wrote, "Only trust Him, only trust Him, Only trust Him now; He will save you, He will save you, He will save you now." Yet following the advice of Stockton is not always easy. It is easier to do it ourselves, to trust our resources, our...
The barrier that keeps us from prayer is not whether or not we think God is strong enough to help us, but whether we are humble enough to bow the knee and admit that we need help. Many of us, however, distance ourselves from God, wondering if He is really interested...
Do you remember those words, "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until God by death shall separate us?" They are part of the Episcopal wedding ceremony—the one that you hear at traditional weddings. Are they just well-meaning...
It's an official word. You'll find the term brownout in your dictionary, but chances are you already know what one is. You've been on the receiving end of the bad news. Technically, "Brownout is a condition of lower than normal power line voltage being supplied by...
In the event you take time to check the definition of the word "thanksgiving" in your dictionary, you will find the following: Part of speech: A noun. Derivation: From the Anglo‑Saxon word thanc, Meaning: 1.The act of rendering thanks, especially to God. 2. A...
Of the thirteen letters that came from the pen of the theologian of the New Testament, Paul, formerly known as Saul of Tarsus, none is more personal and intimate than the letter in our Bibles known as 2 Corinthians. In this letter, Paul opens his heart with a...
At one time, Bulstrode Whitelocke was England's ambassador to Sweden, back then, as now, life was chaotic and uncertain. The night before he was to leave for Sweden, Whitelocke spent the night in a country inn near the ship that would take him on his journey when...
It happens almost every day. You read a headline such as, "Truth Catches Up With Accused Storyteller," or "Top Historian Becomes Tangled in Fictions," or "Corporation Mogul Embarrassed By New Allegations," "Law School Dean Denies Plagiarism," and so forth. It doesn't...