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Maybe it's because I am in the possession of a small clay pot that was covered with soot when I claimed it. That pot, unearthed from an Incan grave, sat on a shelf in a little house 10,000 feet up in the Andes Mountains in northern Peru.

Today is the birthday of these United States, the day 55 brave men signed the Declaration of Independence, pledging their lives, and their fortunes, and their sacred honor.

I learned this verse early: Thy word have I hid in mine heart that I might not sin against thee (Psalm 119:11). To this day I continue to unpack its meaning.

God builds houses. He built the House of David. He made it last forever.

Everyone knows the overwhelming feeling of contemplating a flood of problems in the dead of night. Nothing looks so bleak as a host of fears in the dark.

So we have here a prayer that is offered to God from two existing texts. Old words will work if they are offered with new sincerity and passion.

The basic spiritual exercise for every believer is prayer. Without prayer, nothing will sustain us nor will we achieve any significant spiritual victories.

Caregivers have to be well-armed and well-protected themselves. Otherwise, they will lose their own health in the process of seeking to help another.

The workplace is even more prominent now than it was in the first century especially since men and women alike are generally living many hours in the company of fellow workers.

The poem about the virtuous woman is the longest description of an exceptional person in the Bible. As such it bears close examination by those who are seeking to follow Christ in their own behavior and relationships.

Here is outlined the responsibility of fathers to bring up their children in the training and instruction of the Lord as well as the reciprocal obligation for children to obey their parents.

Marriage was begun by God for the good of man. It is permanent in its nature and holy in character.

This is one of the texts where the close relationship with the letter to the Colossians throws light on the thought. “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity” (Colossians 4:5).

We operate as Christians according to a practical, simple principle: live a life of love. As we learn to live in love certain behaviors, attitudes and motivations are jettisoned.