It's been said that the two greatest questions of life are "where did life come from?" and "what is the purpose of this life?" Many different philosophers throughout the centuries have attempted to answer these questions basically coming down to six different viewpoints. 1. Atheistic- Atheism says that everything comes from nothing. There is no God. There is no purpose in life. Might makes right as Hitler believed. There is no absolute rule as there is no God to dictate such rule...

You've heard of the battle of the will? Well this is a story of the battle of the wolves. This is something I picked up somewhere, not sure who to give credit to, perhaps you've heard the story? Life is most certainly a battle. Which wolf are you feeding? The Two Wolves One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow,...

DO IT ANWAY People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; Forgive them anyway If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway If you find serenity and happiness, they may be je...

Was cleaning out some of the paperwork I've been collecting for months. Going thru and reading some of the stuff I've been putting aside until later. Well later is now. Anyhow read a rather long but interesting letter from a missionary in Kiev. His name is Bob Tolliver. His letter was on Spirtual Terrorism. He compares it to the tactics that terrorists use today. Some of the devices of a terrorist are distraction, diversion, division, secrecy, fear, weariness, surprise, time, intimidat...

"Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin." Apostle Paul to the Romans Co-Crucifixion. Have I made this decision about sin, that it must be killed right out in me? It takes a long time to come to a moral decision about sin, but it is the great moment in my life when I do decide that just as Jesusu Christ died for the sin of the world, so sin must die out in me, not be curbed or suppressed or ...

They say two things are for sure in life; Death and Taxes. I work in the tax business and right now is our busy time. While I've written on this blog site on taxes, I've yet to write about death....until now. What happens to us one minute after we die? A question we tend not to think about much unless attending a funeral or sitting by a loved one's deathbed. I have been at the bedside of those in their last hours of life on earth and others I've heard about through close contacts. ...

"Lord, that I may receive my sight." Luke 18:41 What is the thing that not only disturbs you but makes you a disturbance? It is always something you cannot deal with yourself. "They rebuked him that he should hold his peace....but he cried so much the more." Persist in the disturbance until you get face to face with the Lord Himself; do not deify common sense. When Jesus asks us what we want Him to do for us in regard to the incredible thing with which we are faced, remember that He d...

Ok, what's going on around here? Who in the world is Paul Bourne and why is he taking up so much space? Honestly........ can much thinking really be going on if you're writing that much??? Inquiring minds wanna know. Maybe this will knock him off his spot. Just think of it as KFC to the rescue.......ya right!! Geeeesh....and I thought Dr. Guy had too much time on his hands.

Those of us who advocate for traditional values are sometimes accused of trying to take the country back to the 1950's to a decade known for popular images captured in TV programs such as "Father Knows Best." While the 1950s were far from a perfect era, some of the qualities associated with it are reassuring to families. I It was a time when two-parent families were the norm and children could pray in public school classrooms. It was a time when children were safe to play in the neig...