Almost everyday someone will email, call me, or tell me face-to-face some story of how faith and prayer have helped them through difficult times. A former Army chaplain tells the following story that happened to him: An Army wife was convinced that her problem had but one solution. Her husband had developed an excessive drinking […]
If you’re ever caught between a rock and a hard place, the pressure sometimes can be more than you can bear. We’ve all been there. We want to please someone or we want to do it our way, but we know based on our convictions we should do something else. As you may know, there […]
The chalkboard has been a teacher’s useful tool for many, many years. In by-gone times a student would be assigned to clean the chalkboards and if the job was half-done, yesterday’s work could still be seen among the smudges that remained. Most chalkboards have been replaced by dry-erase boards. And after repeated days of the […]
Every person will be called upon, at some point, to take a stand on an issue. A subject of recent concern has been the hassle over “prayer in the classroom”. Whatever stand you take on this issue there will always be someone on the other side with as much passion as you. This begs the […]
There is a right solution to every conceivable problem in life. Christianity teaches that in all the difficulties, problems, and circumstances of this life God is nearer than you might think. Many times the struggle to win in life is the struggle to win over self. There’s an old saying, “He did it to […]
A little girl went to church and heard a missionary give a testimony. The guest speaker also referred to different Biblical missionaries like Paul, Barnabas, Timothy, Jonah, and others. The little girl started talking to her school teacher one day about whales and the story of Jonah being swallowed by one. The teacher said it […]
The capacity to distinguish between good and evil and to form a judgment is one of the best gifts of God to Man. It’s not always easy to make these decisions. There will come times when we are faced with the alternative of choosing between the good, the bad, and the best. Life can be […]
Lying on his deathbed, the rich, miserly old man calls to his long-suffering wife. “I want to take all my money with me,” he tells her. “So promise me you’ll put it in the casket.” After the man dies, his widow attends the memorial service with her best friend. Just before the undertaker closes the […]
In my classroom I use positive verbal tools to motivate my students. I tell them, “If it’s worth doing at all, it’s worth doing well”. Aptly applied self-motivation can help many a discouraged learner. This particular quote is closely related to the Bible verse found in Ecclesiastes 9:10 where it says, “Whatever your hand […]
Shakespeare knew about hard times. He wrote, “Sweet are the uses of adversity.” Sometimes the Bible calls adversity “affliction”. While adversity may not sound sweet to you, it can work in your favor. It’s a matter of perspective and the positive slant we attach to our troubles. One of the perplexities for unbelievers is adversities […]
