The Biggest Mistake In a recent Internet article, billionaire businessman Tilman J. Fertitta attributed his success in business to perseverance. He acknowledged that his path to success included a number of mistakes and the temptation to give up. He then concluded the article with this thought: “The biggest mistake that people make is they give up too soon, and they … Read More
The Ultimate Goal of a Christian
Here’s a great challenge—and great goal! It’s to keep our minds and hearts focused on Jesus Christ! Consider the following series of scriptures: When I came to you, brothers, announcing the testimony of God to you . . . . I didn’t think it was a good idea to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him … Read More
Is Heaven an Eternal Retirement or a New Beginning?
From the beginning of the creation, God had a purpose – a master plan – in mind. We see evidence in the creation as well as in the Scriptures that God is purposeful in everything He does. When God created Adam and Eve, He instructed them to manage and maintain the Garden. Had they not sinned, they would have … Read More
Preserving the Truth through Future Generations
One of the principles we covered at last Wednesday’s study of the book of Joel highlighted the fact that perhaps the most important key to preserving God’s truth is to share it with the next (or younger) generation—those who are destined to become adults in the next few years. Moses also wrote: Only be on your guard and … Read More
Why Man Can't Figure Things Out
The current election cycle has made it more apparent than ever how philosophically and ideologically divided our country is. It’s quite amazing – and at times humorous – how intelligent individuals on both sides of the divide can look at the same facts and yet arrive at totally different conclusions. A recent book helps explain why this kind of … Read More
Why Man Can’t Figure Things Out
The current election cycle has made it more apparent than ever how philosophically and ideologically divided our country is. It’s quite amazing – and at times humorous – how intelligent individuals on both sides of the divide can look at the same facts and yet arrive at totally different conclusions. A recent book helps explain why this kind of … Read More
Technology and the Great Commission
The recent article “These Six Technologies had a Transformative Year” (December 28, Dallas Morning News) made me wonder how these technological advances will enable our ministry to reach people around the world more effectively. Of special interest in the article were the following points: As of 2015, India has more Internet users than the U.S and China has twice … Read More
The Ability To Choose
As simple as it sounds, one of the greatest proofs of God’s existence is the ability to choose. Materialistic God-deniers hypothesize that all of our actions can be attributed to random interactions of the chemicals, atoms, and molecules that make up our physical bodies. However, they are unable to explain how such random interactions lead to our ability to make … Read More
Major World Events and Disasters – A Biblical Perspective
The Bible provides some important safeguards to prevent us from either under-reacting or over-reacting to major tragedies and world events such as the recent massacre in Paris. First consider Matthew 16:3 where Jesus scolded the Pharisees and Sadducees for ignoring important trends: “You know how to read the appearance of the sky, but you can’t read the signs of the … Read More
Confronting the Fear of Failure
People sometimes use the terms “fear of failure” and “fear of success” as a way of trying to explain why some individuals are reluctant to take risks. We know both from the Bible and personal experience that a certain amount of fear is normal – an emotion that can be triggered by many different things. And while many of us … Read More