Often times the habit is formed of reading the Bible without studying it, or asking the preacher to help explain a section of Scripture before fully dissecting it oneself. Passages that have become familiar to us are scanned over instead of searching out the context so we can more fully appreciate and apply His message to us. Common Sense Rules of Bible Study was written to give any person with a Bible the guidance to see what it says for themselves. If you are desiring to grow spiritually and rightly divide God's Word (2 Timothy 2:15) consider seriously using the principles laid out in this...

Franklin D. Roosevelt said of December 7, 1941 that was "a day that shall live in infamy." For this scribe, January 21, 2011, is the day of infamy! That day, a mere ten days short of the forty-seventh anniversary of our nuptials, my Mary entered eternity. Though she had been battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis for some five years, I was not ready for her departure. Someone said, "Grief is the price we pay for choosing to love in a fallen world," and offered Romans 5:12 as proof.

My hope is that anyone who has lost a spouse will find in this effort some encouragement to go on with life,...