Alleged Stradivarius Is Merely an Imitation

In an episode of the History Channel's reality show about a Las Vegas pawn shop, a man brought in a violin and asked for an appraisal. According to ...

Businessman Kicks Shady Dealer Out of His Office

Pastor Steve May shared the following in a sermon:

Years ago I was involved in a business meeting in which one of our clients tried to persuade my boss ...

The Main Hindrance to Your Spiritual Growth

It's easy to blame others (and thus justify ourselves) for our disobedience. But in the following quote, Thomas Merton identifies the key reason why ...

It's Harder to Deceive an Honest Person

"You speak the truth, that is plain: the Men of the Mark [that is, the men of Rohan] do not lie, and therefore they are not easily deceived." ...

Team's Equipment Manager Displays Faithful Service

In the realm of sports superstars, Mike Murphy plays a small but essential role for his pro baseball team, the San Francisco Giants. In 2010, he helped ...

President Bush Forgives a Staffer Caught in Plagiarism

In 2001 Tim Goeglein started running the White House Office of Public Liaison, providing him almost daily access to then President George Bush. All of ...

Rewriting Ephesians 6:14-18

In Ephesians 6:14-18, Paul writes:

Stand firm, then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ...

Honestly Admitting and Confessing Sin

By the time Howard Schultz had resigned from Starbucks in 2000, the coffee chain was experiencing steady growth. Eight years later, when Starbucks was ...

Serving God in Your Work

Martin Luther was approached by a working man who wanted to know how he could serve God. Luther asked him, "What is your work now?" The man ...

Façades Won't Do When It Comes to the Church

In his autobiography, Be Myself, Warren Wiersbe writes about his first church building project as a young pastor in Indiana. He and the church's building ...