By Mike Willis The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty (Prov. 10:15). This proverb states a truth that some religious people are unwilling to admit namely, that wealth has advantages over poverty. Sometimes preaching against the dangers of covetousness borders on making poverty commendable and wealth …
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“Religion is Good for Your Health”
By Jim Gabbard Paul tells us in Philippians 4: 6, 7, that religion is good for our mental health. According to current news re-ports, (I’m sure you’ve heard it on TV) religion is also good for the physical health. We have known for a long time, of course, that true religion is good for the health …
“They Had Not Done It Of A Long Time”
By P. J. Casebolt In the days of Hezekiah, it is said of Israel and Judah with respect to the Passover feast, “. . . for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written” (2 Citron. 30:5). Both Israel and Judah had been doing some things which were …
By Many Or By Few
By Irvin Himmel The situation look grim. Saul’s men had dwindled to only about six hundred. The army of the Philistines numbered into the thousands. Saul’s men were poorly armed. Since all the smiths were among the Philistines, Saul’s soldiers had neither sword nor spear. There was much trembling among the Israelites. Some were hiding in …