God’s Response to His Unpopularity

     Unlike frail humanity, Jehovah is not fazed by white-hot hatred.  While civil rulers and multitudes of their citizens chafe at Jehovah’s sovereignty and resent Christ’s universal authority (Matthew 28:18), their plotting and scheming to break away from the immutable chains of the moral…

Why is the God Who so Loved the World so Hated?

     Long before the loving and innocent Son of God was taken by the hands of lawless men and brutally crucified, David (according to Acts 4:25) asked the same question in Psalm 2:1–“Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing?” …

What an Irritant!

       Few things are more distasteful to your mouth than vinegar.  Few things are more irritating to your eyes than smoke.  Both are used in Proverbs 10:26 to illustrate and emphasize the highly irritating effect a lazy person has on those who need him/her…

The Sport of Fools

       Contests of athletic and mental prowess—i.e. sports—have permeated human history.  Feats of strength, skill, stamina, and toughness have always energized the competitive spirit of humans.  Over two thousand years ago, both the Greeks and the Corinthians hosted their own athletic games.    Send…