When I was a child, our neighborhood was safe, and I played outside every day with my friends. We used our creativity and imagination, enhanced our problem-solving skills, and developed healthy bodies. But by the time my son was growing up, I rarely saw neighborhood children playing outside. The trend had shifted, and the outdoors […]
We all know that too much technology is bad for children. Children of the 21st century can navigate distant worlds from their video game controllers but are not equipped with an understanding of the real world outside their window. Fascinating entertainment options have them hooked almost as soon as they can focus their eyes. Parents and […]
It was American psychologist B. F. Skinner’s famous studies with rats and rewards that have helped us understand why it is so easy for humans to get hooked on digital media. Of course, there were no digital devices at the time Skinner was doing research, but there was gambling. It is now well known in […]
In the book of Galatians, Paul warned his converts: “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from Him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from […]
The plot of any good thriller concludes when the villain is vanquished and the hero destroys his evil regime. But when Christ is finally victorious over the devil and evil, the story is still not over! That’s why the book of Revelation doesn’t end with chapter 20, which describes the awful and eternal second death […]
I used to be a murder victim! Some of you are already asking, “How can you be a murder victim and still be alive?” It’s because the killers didn’t kill me. They killed my children. Two young men entered my house one evening and gunned them down. Like so many other crimes that leave victims […]
The book of Revelation presents the mark of the beast as the last drama in an epic battle between Christ and Satan. If we want to avoid the beast’s mark, we need to understand this ancient controversy. The conflict has waged throughout history, with Satan contesting at every step. The story can be found throughout […]
What is the mark of the beast? Is it a tattoo, credit card, microchip, or genetic material inserted by a vaccine? The speculations on this topic are endless, but they mainly stem from one passage in the Bible: “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a […]
Based on Luke 14:14–24 “A certain man,” Christ said, “made a great supper, and bade many.” When the time of the feast arrived, the host sent his servant to the expected guests with a second message, “Come; for all things are now ready.” But a strange indifference was shown. “All with one consent began to […]
According to the Bible, things are only going to get worse on this planet before Jesus returns. But did you know that cities will be the focal point of this trouble? In speaking of the end times, the Bible uses three cities as illustrations of what will happen and how people should respond. As we […]