An old saying tells us, “Those who don’t remember the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them.” Along similar lines some define expert as someone who recognizes his mistakes when he makes them ...  Read More

When his wife was away from home, the novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne once wrote:  The washing of dishes does seem to me the most absurd and unsatisfactory business that I ever undertook. If, when once w...  Read More

We live in an age that suffers from a lack of the fear of God. That statement may surprise some of you at first hearing. How can a lack of fear be something bad? Doesn’t the Bible say that “perfect lo...  Read More

Some things never seem to end. A Wagnerian opera, for example, seems to go on and on. So does a root canal visit to the dentist, or a losing season for your favorite sports team. To that list of seemi...  Read More

Distrust of those who are in charge is a widespread phenomenon. It is easy to stir up dissension against those in authority, especially when life is difficult and progress is slow. The fans of profess...  Read More

One of the profound difficulties when you are counseling people about their relationships is to get them to deal with reality. Many times people are willfully blind to the character of the person to w...  Read More

NUMBERS 13-14The course of history is littered with “almost” victories. These are battles that could probably have been won, yet some small failure changed the direction of events. The Battle of Getty...  Read More

The course of history is littered with “almost” victories. These are battles that could probably have been won, yet some small failure changed the direction of events. The Battle of Gettysburg would h...  Read More

In the last study we looked at an outbreak of grumbling in the midst of God’s people—a sin that we said would never be included as one of the Seven Deadly Sins, but one that nonetheless had deadly con...  Read More

Grumbling never gets much attention as a problem. Grumbling is not one of the traditional seven deadly sins. In fact, it probably wouldn’t make it onto the list even if the list were expanded to inclu...  Read More

NUMBERS 9:15-10:36Starting something new can be a nerve-racking experience. Whether it is stepping out on the first day of a new school or a new job or trying to make a new set of friends when you mov...  Read More

NUMBERS 9Law. It has a very negative ring to it, doesn’t it? It sounds like rules and regulations, which we naturally hate. We instinctively respond, “Don’t tie me down! Don’t tell me what to do or wh...  Read More