By Connie W. Adams Paul assured Timothy that “all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived” (2 Tim. 3:12-13). Notice that there is a connection between the increase of wickedness in evil men and the persecution of the godly. …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Satan As Ruler of the Kingdoms of the World
By Walton Weaver When Satan told Jesus he would give him “all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them,” if he would fall down and worship him, it is implied that he had such power and control over these kingdoms and their glory, to deliver them into his hands. What is implied in …
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Gold Rush and Gold Fever
By Johnie Paul Edwards In late January 1848 gold was discovered by James Mar-shall as he worked on John Sutter’s sawmill at Coloma, California. The news of gold in California began to spread across the nation and as the word leaked out, a “gold rush” erupted in northern California. “Gold fever” raged eastward and by 1849 …
Reordering of My Priorities Is Overdue
By Circuit Judge Leah M. Lampone (Introductory Note: Leah Lampone received her law degree from. Marquette University. After serving as a clerk in the Wisconsin Supreme Court, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney. When she was 31 years old, in 1979, she was elected and named Circuit Judge. She once said she became a lawyer …