There are only 32 bowl games this year, which proves that the NCAA is more interested in rewarding mediocrity than in rewarding great teams. (And don’t even get me started with the idea that they aren’t interested in money, and that a playoff wouldn’t bring in money and…..okay, I’ll stop.) Some of you have been waiting to see who I would pick for each bowl game, I know (ha ha). Without keeping you waiting any longer, here you go: 1. San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (by the way, I just wonder if people who have money in this credit union are upset that they aren’t getting more interest…

We don’t spend a lot of money on presents at Christmas. One reason is that we just don’t have the money to spend “big bucks” this time of year. Another reason, though, is that we would rather do other things with our money. Maybe you need a few last-minute ideas that are a little different. Here are just a couple you might consider, and some can’t even be put under the tree: 1. Paula Harrington wrote an article a couple of weeks ago, encouraging readers to “adopt” a baby for Christmas. Her blog contains the information and some pictures of children in Zambia who need help. Your money goes to…

It’s just one week until Christmas, and I have been trying my best to enjoy the “build up” (at least, since Thanksgiving). That includes listening to a lot of Christmas music. While I enjoy “Frosty” and “Rudolph” and the zillions of songs about Santa Claus, I truly enjoy more non-traditional songs. (I know that comes as a shock to my family.) I know you have been sitting around your dinner table asking each other, “What are Adam’s favorite Christmas songs?” Well, here they are, in countdown order, of course: #5: The Chipmunk Song: Christmas Don’t Be Late (by Alvin and the Chipmunks). What can I say, when you’re a tenor,…

One of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2007 was to read at least 40 books, including the Bible, in a word-for-word fashion. Many people I know read many more books than that in a year, but I am proud to say that I accomplished my goal. In fact, I read 43 and am using the extra time at the end of the year to read the Bible again. Here is a list of the books I read in 2007 in the order in which I finished them (the highlighted books contain links to their review on this blog). On Shaky Ground (the story of the earthquakes in New Madrid, Missouri,…

We had a Christmas party after Bible classes last night and we played “Dirty Santa.” You have to know how to play the game, and I know how to play the game. When it was all said and done, I came home with a large pack of nice chocolates for Leah (I played for her so she could take care of the kids at home) and a 4 1/2 pound turtle cheesecake for myself. We may never sleep again! Anyway, we are going Christmas shopping tomorrow (yippee), so I thought I’d get the links up today. Enjoy! 1. My dad used the sad tale of Mike Vick to write what…

We have been blogging for more than 2 years now (in fact, here is what we used to look like, remember?), but today does mark a small milestone. Today marks the 2 year anniversary of us adding a counter to our blog. Sometime in the next few minutes we will go over 15,300 hits in that time. That’s about 21 hits every day for the entire two years. While some may think that number isn’t much–and, compared to a lot of blogs, it isn’t–we are proud of it. We think that each hit is someone else who is looking for Bible truth. Hopefully, this blog has helped a few people…

[Note: Two weeks ago (December 2), we ran an article that was “to be continued next week.” Then I skipped a week. I apologize for the mix-up. Please go back and read the article from December 2 before proceeding with this article.]What can help us have greater faith than the demons? Action. Many of our religious friends tell us that we cannot be saved by “works,” but that our faith alone is what saves. We cannot disagree with the fact that we must have faith in order to be saved. The Hebrews writer reminds us, “…without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must…

We try to help this blog be as informative as possible, but we also try to make it useful for you. While we don’t always succeed at both, we try! For quite some time, at the very bottom of this page, there has been a list of blogs that have, at one time or another, linked to us. We thought it was a good way to give a little “thank you” for the link. However, after thinking about it, not many people even knew the list was there, since it was “buried” at the bottom of the page. So, the list has been moved to the right-hand side, at the…

Justin Guin mentioned my book on Nehemiah (Building a Hero)over at his blog. Here is the article. I am proud to know that someone read and enjoyed the book. It was a joy to write! For more information about the book, or to order it, click here.

As I have said before on this site, it is amazing to me how often the theory of evolution changes, but, somehow, is still “held to” by so many. Whenever scientists find a problem with their theory, they just change it, and, for some reason, people (especially the mainstream media) continue to think the theory is fool-proof and always correct. Another example of that has recently been released. Scientists were struggling with how humans developed “culture” so quickly. How did we get to where we are, in this information age, from just having small tools and other “crude” things just a few centuries ago? That’s a good question. The problem…