How To Spot A Quality Coffee Shop – There are few things worse than a coffee shop that doesn’t know how to make good coffee. A new shop opened recently in a nearby town. I was not too impressed. They can’t tell me where their beans are from, or when they were roasted, and they talk about a French roast like it’s a blend. Maybe they need to read this article…
10 Most Expensive Coins And Banknotes In The World – As a coin collection (numismatist), I found this post very interesting. I would love to have a few of these in my collection, but probably will never have that chance. And if I did, I would have no safe place to keep such an item. I can dream, though.
Moving Large Stones – When I teach Bible history, especially early Genesis, one of the topics that comes up is the way the Great Pyramids were built. You could add Stonehenge, or some of the ruins in South America and elsewhere to that list, too. This guy has figured out a way to move extremely heavy blocks of stone. Is this how the ancients did it? Who knows, but it’s intriguing nonetheless.
How To Memorize Entire Books Of The Bible – Bible memorization is one of those disciplines that we’ve seriously neglected over the past couple of decades, maybe more. I never seem to hear anyone teach on it or share about it. It’s a spiritual discipline that I think we need to cultivate more, and this article gives some practical input on how to do so.
What Is Conscience? – “Conscience is making a comeback among Christians. Over the past few years, the term conscience has been increasingly referenced in debates occurring both in our churches (e.g., appeals to conscience on moral issues) and the public square (e.g., defending the right of conscience). We hear a lot about conscience, but what exactly does it mean?”
15 Points For Preachers – As one who brings a message from the Word of God weekly, I found this to be encouraging, stimulating, and challenging.
17 Things Every Christian Parent Must Do – J.C. Ryle wrote an essay in 1887 called The Duties Of Parents. This list of seventeen duties comes straight from that essay. And it sounds like it was written for our own time.
Until thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment. – James Allen