“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:17) I read an article recently about the lasting importance of the Ten Commandments in which the author observed, “When God gave His people the Ten Commandments, He wrote them on stone to symbolize their durable, lasting nature. He wrote them on both sides of the stone to signify their thoroughness. And He wrote these laws […]

“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” (Proverbs 30:5) Last week’s column ministered to many of you who have teenagers and struggle to find the wisdom to deal with what happens during those years when the hormones are raging. Misery loves company, doesn’t it? One of my readers, however, found no humor in my tongue-in-cheek approach to my son’s mischief. She took me far too seriously and obviously didn’t realize that the joke was on me. “I can’t […]

“A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.” (Proverbs 22:1) I had an opportunity recently to teach my son a valuable lesson about the importance of a good name. In fact, it even had a spiritual truth with it. Don’t tell him, but we both learned something. It involved one of the Friday night dances that his middle school sponsors during the year. Just like any other 8th Grader, he was too excited to stop and eat supper […]

“A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.” (Galatians 5:9) The June 5th concert scheduled for the Atlanta Motor Speedway next weekend offers a lot more than the rock and roll music to which we think our kids are listening. The truth is several of the groups for the daylong event don’t play “Rock and Roll”. They play a genre of music known as “Shock Rock”. Here’s a sample from a group called Offspring. Your teenage children or grandchildren know who they are: “…Beheaded, watch you […]