To the avid sports’ fan, the phrase “home field advantage” carries with it a special meaning. Since the home field part of it speaks for itself, let us consider why playing at home is an advantage. Here are three advantages of playing sporting events on the home field. First of all, the familiarity of playing at home means that there are no … [Read more...] about Draw Nigh to God in Relationships
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The Narrow Gate
School is hard. Sure, it’s hard to study, especially if you struggle to focus as much as I do. However, I’m talking about the social pressures of school that are really hard along with the pressure that can be felt in the world today. I remember when I was in high school, there was a time when I realized that my best friends were not true friends of mine. It was incredibly … [Read more...] about The Narrow Gate
What Is Modesty?
When you think about how most of your peers at school, who are girls, dress, would you say that it is modest? What is modest? Many would agree that teenage girls in this day don’t think twice, or even once for that matter, about modesty. The one thought in their mind is, “Who can I impress today? Whose attention am I going to catch today?” These are the thoughts going through … [Read more...] about What Is Modesty?
A Smile
A smile costs nothing, but gives much. It enriches those who receive, without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it, and none is so poor but that he can be made rich by it. A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in business, and is the … [Read more...] about A Smile
I Believe Because…The Locust
God’s creative design in nature is a wonderful thing. Did you know that the locust weighs one-tenth of an ounce and it can jump 17 times the length of its body? The locust must exert 160 times as much force as it weighs to accomplish such a feat. This is a pound of force that occurs within .02 seconds. The equivalent action would be a 200-pound man exerting 32,000 pounds in one … [Read more...] about I Believe Because…The Locust
