We all know the world's beliefs about what happens to a person after he or she dies. We have all seen it portrayed in movies or on television shows, perhaps we have read of it in books. But the classic understanding is that once the …
In Charlotte Bronté's novel, Jane Eyre, Rochester pleads with Jane to go away with him to the South of France—a wrong thing for her to do. She stands up against the temptations of his argument, saying, Laws and …
Paul admonishes us in Ephesians 4:32 to "be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." As Christians, we have a responsibility to be kind, especially to one another in the church. There are …

(12) And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.
Not long ago, this nation saw the senseless massacre of twenty kindergarten children at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, plus six other adults. The shooter's motives were unclear, although it was reported that he was …
People enjoy playing pranks on one another. They set someone up, make something seem true, and then have a little fun when others fall for it. Some cultivate the personality trait of “pulling someone’s leg.” They like “having a little joke,” deliberately misstating something or deliberately misunderstanding. At best, the goal is to create a little camaraderie. People may befriend others in a flirtatious way, frivol, wink, trifle, or tease—all intended as friendly gestures. Over time, behavior like this can become well-refined, practiced to the point where, with the right enunciation or …
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