If it is true that one can tell something of the relative importance of an issue by the number of times it is addressed in scripture, then there are few subjects more important than that of avoiding idleness. In the book of Proverbs there are many passages that address this issue either from the proprespective of avoiding idleness (Proverbs 18:9)...

When opportunity knocks are you listening?Many of us seem to be deaf to the sound of religious opportunity knocking on our door. Often we seem to think that the knock is for someone else, not for us, so we ignore it.In Acts 8:26-40 we read of Philip, a man who knew how to answer opportunity’s knock. In verse 26 he is told by an angel to go to the...

There seems to be a common idea among many religious people that, as long as we are sincere, we can do anything in religion we want as long as it is not specifically prohibited. However, if one examines the scriptures for guidance, we find that exactly the opposite is true. We cannot do anything in religion that is not authorized. In Leviticus...