Have you ever watched little kids play? Sure, we all have. What is one quality many of them have in common? They all take risks; they have little fear meeting and interacting with total strangers, are more than are willing to jump out of swings at maximum height, climb and maneuver over playground equipment, and even try wild acrobatic moves with little to no regard for their own safety! I used to live in a subdivision with lots of kids under the age of 10. Many of them would play in the street or run from yard to yard chasing […]

During the hotter months of the year, the last thing anyone wants to do is stand in a warm kitchen preparing complex desserts. Here are some simple recipes that you might find enjoyable not only to eat but also to make. Grape and Peach Napoleons (Approximately 6 servings) 9 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed 2 cups red seedless grapes 1 cup honey 2 peaches quartered ¼ cup honey 1 pint of plain Greek yogurt ½ cup chopped almonds, toasted Place 1 sheet of the thawed dough on a large level surface (wrap remaining dough to prevent drying) and lightly coat […]

If God posted an ad on one of those career builder/job-seeker websites, do you know what it would look like?  Do you know the kind of person He would be looking for to do the job He has for them to do?  Well, God already posted His want ad, long before these sites became popular, and He posted it in His Scriptures:  “The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward Him” (2 Chronicles 16:9). Help Wanted In God’s want ad, we see that He […]

Question: When the Bible says that God created the world in seven days, does it mean seven actual days? Answer: There is much controversy in the church today regarding whether a ‘day’ is a literal 24-hour day or if it represents an extended period time of millions or even billions of years.  There are many Christians who prefer long time periods because of the tremendous influence of evolutionary biology, geology and paleontology especially in the last hundred years.  These estimates assume the age of the earth to be 4.6 billion years old based on their interpretations of the origin of […]

Frank Ramos When reading the Bible, many see man acting and God reacting.  Adam eats the apple, God throws him out of Eden.  Satan questions Job’s authenticity, God tests Job.  The Pharaoh refuses to let the Israelites go, God punishes the Egyptians.  The Israelites demand a king, and God anoints Saul.  But what if it is not God reacting to man, but rather it is man reacting to Him?  Some read the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, perceiving that history reveals itself to both man and God simultaneously.  One overlooks that not a single person in the Bible […]