By Mark Mayberry “God washes the eye by tears until they can behold the invisible land where tears shall come no more” (Henry Ward Beecher). We cannot know for a certainty when Job lived, but there is compelling evidence to believe that his name should be included among the ancient patriarchs. He could easily predate the …
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Dancing According To The Public Library
By Alan Jones Much good material has been written on the subject of dancing from a biblical perspective. This article is not written to duplicate or in some way improve on such material. Have you ever taken time to study dancing from a worldly, historical perspective? I took the time to research the subject at the …
Name-Calling
By P.J. Casebolt Webster defines name-calling as “the use of disparaging or abusive names in attacking another” (New 20th Century Dictionary). hen we d not know how to assail another’s position, we resort to name-calling. As children, we have either been the giver or the recipient of such names as “fraidy-cat,” “sissy,” “tattletale,” or “teacher’s pet.” …
“Everyone Else Is”
By Burl Young As a father, I have the above statement made to me many times. It was an attempt by my children to justify what they wanted to do by saying that “everyone else” was doing it. Of course, as a caring parent, I tried to be fair, but did not view the fact that …