“The true history of the West will never be told until Wyatt Earp talks. And Wyatt Earp ain’t talking.” 　　– Bat Masterson to Stuart Lake 　　It can be a tragedy when modern filmmakers try to romanticize history. Nevertheless, Wyatt Earp’s story demands romance. While fiction may portray truths about the human condition that history cannot, Earp’s story is an instance...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on John 14:18-24 　　(Read John 14:18-24) 　　Christ promises that he would continue his care of his disciples. I will not leave you orphans, or fatherless, for though I leave you, yet I leave you this comfort, I will come to you. I will come speedily to you at my resurrection. I will come daily to...

　　Revelation 1:8 In-Context 　　6 and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father-to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. 　　7 Look, he is coming with the clouds,Daniel 7:13and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all peoples on earth will mourn because of him.Zech. 12:10So...

　　Weekend, September 21, 2024 　　In Our Own Image 　　Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. (Romans 1:21 NLT) 　　There is something wrong in our lives when we need an...

　　In an essay recently published in The Free Press, the political commentator Martin Gurri made a nicely arch response to the fashionable hand-wringing about supposed threats to “our democracy.” 　　I come with good news. We can’t lose our democracy because we never had one. Our system is called “representative government.” It enjoys brief spasms of democratic involvement—elections, trials by jury—but...

　　BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY:Then Moses said to the Lord,“O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” So the Lord said to him,“Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not...

　　Give Us This Day 　　By Lynette Kittle 　　Bible Reading 　　“Give us today our daily bread.” - Matthew 6:11 　　Y2K, COVID 2020, and end-of-the-world forecasts all invoke fearful, self-preservation, survivor thoughts, and feelings of needing to store up supplies in preparation of a coming, looming disaster. 　　During the great toilet paper shortage of 2020, when store shelves, warehouses, and online shops...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Psalm 25:1-7 　　(Read Psalm 25:1-7) 　　In worshipping God, we must lift up our souls to him. It is certain that none who, by a believing attendance, wait on God, and, by a believing hope, wait for him, shall be ashamed of it. The most advanced believer both needs and desires to be taught of...