A Place For You.

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…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is truly impacting our lives in ways we cannot begin to imagine. You can never be positive if that telephone solicitation call you get at dinner time is made by a human or an AI “robot.” The most powerful application of intelligence knows so much, for it has “read” everything ever written by anyone and seems to know the answer. I asked AI the question, “Is there anything that AI does not know?” and was surprised at…

There is an interesting paragraph in the fourth chapter of Peter’s first letter. While there may be a few things in it harder to understand, there are many lessons each of us can learn and apply to help us in our growth. We tend to harshly judge Peter because of his shameless denial of Jesus at His trial, but the great spirituality of the apostle as he writes this many years later is shown in both of his letters. The…