Building on the Foundation

  Men’s hairstyles have ebbed and flowed over the centuries. Back in the 1600s and 1700s, it was common for men to have long hair. In the 1800s, short hair became the norm, and the vast majority of men in western society continue to have short hair to this very day. And yet some have always maintained long hair, especially from the hippie movement in the 1960s until now. You’ll see men with long, shaggy hair; mullets; Afros; “man buns”; ponytails; and the like. But God’s standards do not change with society. Society wavers back and forth like the ocean tides, but God’s Word remains steadfast through every generation. Society changes, but God does not. And yet, not every fashion trend is bad. Clothing styles change every few years, but that doesn’t mean they're all bad. Some are, some aren’t. So what, if anything, does the Bible have to say about men having long hair? Is it a harmless fashion trend, or is it a matter of obedience to our Creator? The apostle Paul wrote in no uncertai...

Slavery is a pretty touchy subject these days, especially in America. For a couple of hundred years, Americans owned slaves of various skin colors and nationalities. From Irish to African to American indians, to Chinese, all of them were slaves in America at one time or another, and all of them owned slaves of their own. Slavery has been in existence since practically the beginning of time, and every people that has ever lived has owned slaves. We tend to treat slavery like it was something that was only done to Africans by white Americans, but that’s so far from the truth it’s laughable.   I’m serious. Slavery is nothing new, and it is still being practiced around the world to this very day, even in America. Thousands of men, women, and children are trafficked around the globe every day, mainly for the sex trade. It’s a very disturbing fact of life, but even worse than this is the soft slavery the citizens of almost every nation around the globe experience as a part of daily life ...