How Did 9/11 Happen?

How Did 9/11 Happen?

Do you remember where you were and how you felt when you first heard about the attack on the World Trade Center? There was an eerie quietness that fell over the land that day. The United States—the most powerful and prosperous nation on earth—suddenly didn’t...
Where Prayers Collide

Where Prayers Collide

One of the ironies of the American Civil War is that Christians on both sides prayed to God for victory. Of course, the Lord did not regard many of these prayers because the lives and motives of the people who prayed them were selfish. But there were Christians on...
What Does Freedom Mean to You?

What Does Freedom Mean to You?

It’s that time of year when pops of firecrackers and the crackle of fireworks can be heard in the night. A mid-year vacation time when among the picnics, ballgames, and fireworks, a reference or two will be made to independence as a nation. Freedom will sometimes be...
All the People Took A Stand

All the People Took A Stand

In 622 B.C. a restoration of truth and zeal for it swept over God’s people. Josiah had ascended to the throne of Judah at the age of eight in the year 640 B.C. “And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in all the way of David his father, and he did...
May A Christian Fight For His Nation?

May A Christian Fight For His Nation?

Whether or not a Christian may enlist in military service and then fight in carnal combat for his nation has been an issue among Christians for many generations. There have been, and still are, conscientious people who have opposed such enlistment. There have been,...