“When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel” (Judges 2:10). After the great conquest of the land of Canaan, one generation later, the above observation was made by God. In one generation, they had backslidden. How sad to think that such could happen—and so quickly. The storied history of ancient Israel is a great teacher (Romans 15:4). How could this happen? It is likely...

One preacher had enough of all the entertainment in churches and spoke out. He said they turn worship into “a place of hilarious amusement.” These gimmicks, he said, “despiritualize the people; merge the high sense of obligation into pleasure seeking; blot out that line of demarcation between the church and the world, which cannot be destroyed without debasing the one and affording rare comfort to the other and its sins…They are full of weaklings with itching ears and sensual stomachs, who...

Looking for trouble? Think wrong things. As one thinks in his/her heart so are they (Prov. 23:7). Jesus said evil and good come from...