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Why has attendance been greatly stressed among God’s people in the past? We cannot ignore that the attendance changes between different Bible classes and worship services on Sundays and Wednesday evenings. Are elders and spiritual leaders just being “nitpicky,” or is there a deeper issue that concerns our fellow Christians when they see our lack of participation? We have approximately 168 hours in a week. If we attend ALL of the regular congregational worship services and studies, we have made…

There is discouragement among investors in the stock market. In some cases, there is despair on the part of those who have lost their life savings. At the same time, some investors are pleased with the profit on their investments. Long before the sophisticated stock market men were worried about poor investments: “Wherefore do you spend money for that which is not bread? And your labor for that which satisfieth not?” (Isa. 5: 5.) Evidently Isaiah’s contemporaries had experience with…

Since it is Thanksgiving week, let me ask you, what are you truly thankful for? As strange as it may seem, the answer you give is likely the very opposite of the answer Paul would give. Read his words, then read them again, slowly. “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake” (2 Cor. 12:10). How can anyone take pleasure in infirmities? The word signifies the opposite of strength, it signifies…

When God heard young Solomon’s request, He responded and gave him wisdom above all men. “All of the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to hear the wisdom of Solomon” (1 Kings 4:34). The wisest king “…sought to find acceptable words” (Ecc. 12:10) and then wrote these words, so by reading them we can share in his wisdom. Those who read these words of wisdom and write them in their hearts are men who truly…