Let’s see a show of hands. How many of us were warned against certain behaviors or decisions but made a conscious choice to ignore the good counsel of others and do it anyway? Since we all share human DNA, my guess is that everyone could raise their hand. Why is this? What is it about …
Author: sheilaalewine
The Upside-Down World of Jesus
Scripture never fails to speak to present-day realities. We’re living in a time when Bible knowledge among the general public is diminishing. More and more, those who put faith and try to live by its treasured words are seen as ignorant. We’re told we’re not “woke,” that we’re living in the past and believing in …
Jesus Loves The Little Children
Has anyone ever told you the Bible is irrelevant? That it contains a few good stories with moral lessons but isn’t really significant to our world and how we live today? Anyone who thinks that obviously hasn’t read it very much. In Matthew 18, Jesus covers three topics that are real-life issues applicable to every …
A Glimpse of Jesus
When you were a kid, did you ever try to look at the sun? I think we were all curious to find out if what our moms told us was true: “Don’t look at the sun or you’ll go blind!” How many of you bought those cool plastic glasses for the solar eclipse a few …
A Righteous Rebuke
Have you ever been rebuked in a way that surprised and shocked you? I have, and the memory of it has never left me. I was in the third grade, and we had a substitute teacher for one of our classes. I was always a good student, eager to please, and always tried to do …
The Way Of The Word 