The nasty “dumb blonde” joke is a type of joke that always raises a few eyebrows. For some reason, women with blonde hair are relentlessly mocked for their supposed lack of judgment or simplistic reasoning. There’s no doubt that many women with light-colored hair despise hearing the never-ending litany of […]

George Washington once said that it is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. He was right! Our world is filled with bad excuses. We hear them from church members missing church on Sunday, politicians explaining their flip-flopping, and kids trying to blame anyone to avoid a scolding. […]

“Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I believe in your commands.”  Psalm 119:66 The nasty “dumb blonde” joke is a type of joke that always raises a few eyebrows. For some reason, women with blonde hair are relentlessly mocked for their supposed lack of judgment or simplistic reasoning. There’s […]

“Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.”  Deuteronomy 16:20 “And why is it . . . I’m not afraid anymore?”  Some might remember those famous words spoken during the heart-wrenching crucifixion in the epic movie Ben-Hur.  […]

“I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.” Psalm 116:13 Have you ever wondered what it must have been like for Adam and Eve to begin a new life outside of Eden? What a shock it must have been to leave Paradise […]

“Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.”  Proverbs 23:22 Paul’s second book to Timothy presents some thoughtful insights on conditions in the last days. He predicts that people will be “lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, […]