My daughter is grown up now, but when she was a teenager and the phone rang at our house (before everyone had a cell phone), no one except Kellie made a move to answer it. First of all, only an Olympic caliber athlete could get to the phone before she did. Secondly, even if someone could outrace...

The Old Testament is full of rituals and ceremonies that Christians do not observe today. The most significant of these involved an elaborate system of sacrifices. In the first five chapters of Leviticus, at least seven distinct types of sacrificial offerings were commanded by God to be done by...

A football fan who watches games on television is often called an armchair quarterback. From the comfort of his favorite chair, this individual regularly criticizes players for not giving enough effort and second guesses coaches for calling the wrong plays. Similarly, we can become armchair...

If you had to purchase a $20 ticket to get into a church service, how often would you attend? A while back we took our grandkids to an amusement park. The park was packed with adults and children. It was easy to see why people would pay the rather high entrance fee. Rides, swimming, games and food...