Weekly Perspective

In February 1986, The Plain Truth magazine published an article with the title, “A New Danger, Cultural Terrorism.” The author noted, “The greatest tragedy is that most of this appalling material is aimed to appeal to the young. The damage that has been done – and is being done – to the morals of a…

Consider this very short and pithy statement from Hartley Coleridge: “If we take care of the inches, we will not have to worry about the miles.” It is very much like a proverb, is it not? Truth is always profound. It is a truth that is deeply meaningful, given the perilous times we live in…

Some of the more unambiguous prophecies God gives involve His dealings with the nation with whom He entered into a marriage covenant. “Surely, as a wife treacherously departs from her husband, so have you dealt treacherously with Me, O house of Israel …” (Jeremiah 3:20). God chose Israel to be a nation representing Him (Deuteronomy…

Sometimes we are just not happy with anything.  If it’s raining, we’d rather have sunshine.  If it’s very sunny, it’s too hot.  If things are going well, we worry that something bad is just about to happen. If we come across someone else who thinks like this on a consistent basis, we’re not really all…

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As events swirl around us in current society, both nationally and internationally, it is all too easy to become emotionally and intellectually involved in the various events and the debates surrounding them. This naturally leads to trepidation, anxiety, and a sense of fear of where the events will lead, and what society will look like…

Satan is a master of subterfuge (deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal). In today’s environment there are many elements contributing to social disorder – some clearly with substance, but others that are part of a long-term agenda. We need to be careful to separate the wheat from the chaff and not be deceived…

God gives us help and guidance through His Word. In his letter to the congregations in Rome the Apostle Paul serves as a major conduit of that guidance when he writes, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is…

Washington Gladden was one of the most well-known American preachers of his day. He wrote an article titled “Three Dangers” that ran in The Century Magazine in August of 1884. His concern was for the strength of our nation. Excessive drinking and gambling were two of the dangers he wrote of. The other danger he…

We are in a time when the unimaginable must be seriously considered. Our world is on the brink of major revolution. As presidential hopeful Joe Biden is quoted as saying, the death of George Floyd will, “… change the world … one of the great inflection points in American history.” Little does he realize that…

How are you processing the unfolding events – both worldwide and locally? By processing, I mean taking the individual components and analyzing them to reach a wise conclusion. It is important that God’s people use the “sound mind” He has given us to assess the developments around us which impact us by degrees. We would…

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The position of being separated from God by sin leaves a person very exposed to the forces of tearing down and destruction. How can we be certain of this? Because God has already written the playbook. Through the prophet Isaiah, God states, “But your iniquities have separated you from your God…” (Isaiah 59:2). Sin and…