The Spirit of Babylon predates the Babylonian civilization, and was actually the spirit the serpent foisted upon Eve, convincing her to assert her will over her Creator. The Spirit of Babylon is couched in brazen outlook of the goddess …
My twenty-one-month-old son Jarod is all boy. His favorite activity, which he demands to do as soon as he wakes up, is to look for school buses during our daily walk around the neighborhood. He can spend hours each day playing with his …
"No man is an island," the aphorism goes. How true it is! What an individual does—good or evil—affects the lives of others as well. Whether committed by man, woman, boy, or girl, there is no such thing as a victimless crime or a private …

(38) Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. (39) And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. (40) But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.” (41) And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. (42) But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
For the word "careful" (KJV) in verse 40, the margin reads "distracted," which is also how the NKJV translates it. In the Greek, it is the same word translated as "anxious" in Matthew 6. Anxiety distracts. Consider doing a job under …
We are about halfway between the Feast of Pentecost and Father’s Day. On Pentecost, we offered an offering to God. On Father’s Day, dads receive various gifts from their kids. Even if it is simply a card or a hug, it is still valuable in most fathers’ hearts and minds. When we assemble on a holy day before our heavenly Father, we do as Scripture instructs, bringing an offering at the appointed time. The Bible often refers to these offerings as “gifts.” We are giving back to God a portion of what He has given to us. Deuteronomy 8:18 reads, “And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it …
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