Don’t look for Marion Jones’ name in the Olympic record books anymore. As far as the IOC is concerned, her five-medal performance at the 2000 Sydney Games never happened. Jones was erased from the Olympic records when the IOC formally stripped her of her three gold and two bronze medals. Once the world’s biggest track […]
According to a USA TODAY 2007 report, “Seven in 10 Protestants ages 18 to 30 — both evangelical and mainline — who went to church regularly in high school said they quit attending by age 23.”[i] Another report said that 60% of young Christians disconnect from their church after age 15.[ii] There has never been […]
Every man will receive his own reward according to his own labour. We find the same word “reward” down in verse 14. This word actually speaks of dues paid for work. It describes the fruit naturally resulting from work. God does not expect any Christian to serve Him without pay. He is a generous employer […]
A trained and experienced musician can hear errors in a piece of music that my untrained ear cannot hear. He can detect if the pitch is slightly flat or if a measure was somewhat rushed. He judges the music from a different perspective than I do. He has a far better understanding of what it […]
One day when we least expect it, it will happen. Jesus Christ will come back and every true Christian will instantly find themselves wearing an immortal body in the presence of the Lord. Earthly life will abruptly end. Earthly service for the Lord will be finished. It will be too late to witness to family […]