The writer was dissatisfied with his job, the city he lived in, and the opportunities before him. Picking up and moving on seemed his only alternative until he saw his life and surroundings from a more Christly perspective.
Some people explore the occult because they're curious; others hope it will give them greater control over their lives. Whatever its attraction, shouldn't we be asking how darkness could possibly lead to more light?
Increasingly, parents, students, and educators are concluding that an essential part of education is learning how to grapple with and understand the issues of our time.
"Justification [for stating untruths to promote a 'worthy' end] would be a way of saying that these statements fall in the category of what Plato called 'the useful lie'.
It might have been easier to meet the young man's anger with anger. But this writer found that what they both needed was the quieting, purifying influence of the Christ.
There
are times when the sobering realization comes that perhaps the only difference between a heated argument and war is the number of people involved.
Most of us like to believe we rely on facts to form our outlook on things. But don't we sometimes overlook the facts that show us God's presence and power?
