Have you noticed the increasingly common practice of publicly criticizing people who publicly criticize others? Does something about that strike you as a little inconsistent? It reminded me of listening to the terrorists who repeatedly try to justify the killing of innocent people in another country to protest the killing of innocent people in their more…

One is more likely to engage in wrongdoing if he thinks he can get by with it. Catching one who thinks he has committed the “perfect crime” not only provides for just punishment, but also serves to deter future offenses. In the early years, parenting is made much easier if you convince a child that more…

When a person has been led to believe a thing to be true when it is not, the person has been deceived. God warned people in the Old Testament against being deceived. “Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them” (Deut. 11:16). more…

A young Native-American man came to the city to visit a friend. One day as they strolled down a busy street the visitor claimed to hear a cricket. The city dweller refused to believe he could hear such a thing amid the bustling people, honking cars and miscellaneous noise. The young man listened intently and more…

In 2 Tim. 3:7, Paul described certain people in the following manner: “Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” They were so laden with sin and led by carnal lusts that they were “taken in” by men of corrupt minds. Wrong Sources Some of today’s learners are never able more…