This past week, I received the following inquiry:“When would you say a person’s soul is created?” It is an immensely important question. At what point are we a living being? When does human life begin? It is a question which needs a clear and definitive answer, especially in light of the freedom with which pregnancies…
Category: Family
Will The Real Mom Please Stand Up
by William J. Stewart 1 Kings 3:16-28 There are several great texts and examples of mothers we could look at from the Scriptures for Mother’s Day. The text chosen may not be commonly used to discuss motherhood, but I believe there are some wonderful lessons for us to glean from it.
The Son of Encouragement
by William J. Stewart Most of us have had a nickname at some point in our lives. Generally nicknames are either a shortened form of our name or based on a characteristic that identifies us. The man we know as Barnabas from the Bible was actually Joses—Barnabas was a nickname given to him by the…
Satan Left The Wife And Friends
by William J. Stewart Adversity can bring out the best, and unfortunately, sometimes the worst in people. When times get tough, then it truly becomes evident who is on your side and who is not. Consider the case of the prodigal son, who found himself destitute after famine struck the far country where he had…
Fathers In The Bible
by William Stewart There is no shortage of fathers in the Bible. Certainly not every man we read of on it’s pages was a father, but I suspect the vast majority were. Doubtless, there are plenty of lessons we can learn, both good and bad from the fathers recorded in Scripture. Let’s note a few today.
Some Thoughts on Abortion
William J. Stewart Some folks watch the Super Bowl for the game, others tune in for the commercials. Doritos has a history of clever and entertaining Super Bowl ads, and their spot for Super Bowl 50 did not disappoint (see the ad here). That said, not everyone liked it. Folks at NARAL (National Association for the…
The Greatest Gift
William J. Stewart The Christmas holidays are an exciting time for children of all ages. It affords us the opportunity to get together with family and friends, to share time and good food, and to give and receive gifts. Are you aware that the idea of giving gifts can actually be found in the Bible?
I Shall Go To Him
William J. Stewart | Texts To Pause & Ponder On The Bible has more to say about the life of David than any other person. We first meet him in 1 Samuel 16 as the young man who would one day be king. Both 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles follow his reign, and the beginning of…
Wives, submit … in everything
William J. Stewart | Is That Really What It Means? For years, I’ve heard concern, even defiance from both non-Christian and Christian women to a particular Bible text. Their ages range from early 20s thru mid-70s. Some were single, some married, some divorced. But one thing they all had in common was a skewed idea about…
The Folly of Adultery, 2
William J. Stewart | Lessons from the Book of Proverbs Last week, we said that there are some things so vitally important that they are worth repeating. The wise king has now warned his son about sexual immorality in 2:16-19; 5:3-23; & 6:24-35. He is not done. Again in chapter 7, Solomon will extol the…