For the Love of Money

For the Love of Money

If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone call money the root of all evil, I’d…well, I guess I’d have enough to prove whether or not money is the root of all evil. What’s interesting is that the phrase “money is the root of all...
Please Stay on the Line

Please Stay on the Line

“Your call is important to us. Please stay on the line and a customer service representative will be with you momentarily.” If there’s a more self-aware lie in our western society, I don’t know what it is. No one believes it when they hear it...
Thinking Ahead

Thinking Ahead

What do you see when you look at this giant swath of letters and numbers? 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Bb4 6. cd5 ed5 7. Qb3 c5 8. dc5 Qa5 9. Bf6 Nf6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Nf3 Be6 12. Nd4 Rac8 13. c6 Bc3 14. Qc3 Qa2 15. Bd3 bc6 16. Kc2 c5 17. Ne6 Qa4 18....
Warrior Builders

Warrior Builders

For seventy years after Nebuchadnezzar’s raids, the city of Jerusalem lay desolate. Its walls were toppled and burned, and the once awesome temple of God had been razed to the ground. Streets which had once been overrun with noise and clamor were as silent as...
What Kind of Firstfruit Will You Be?

What Kind of Firstfruit Will You Be?

Tomorrow, God’s people will once again gather together to celebrate the annual Feast of Pentecost. For the ancient Israelites, this was a day to worship God by offering Him the firstfruits of their new grain harvest (Leviticus 23:16; Numbers 28:26). Today, this...