Commentary

On a cool fall day right around Thanksgiving, I was sitting on the front porch of my son’s and daughter-in-law’s home enjoying a cup of coffee, taking in the beautiful bright red and orange colors of the foliage on the hillside that is part of Petit Jean Mountain. Listening to the birds and all the other sounds not heard in a city, and surrounded by this...

Everybody loves a freshly harvested apple, peach, orange, grape, strawberry, or other piece of produce. Gardeners wait with anticipation to harvest that first ripe tomato. When fruit is fully ripened and at the peak of flavor, the time for harvest has finally arrived.

Every year during Fall, right after the academic school year begins, the United States observes “National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week” (September 14–20 in 2025). What does the Bible reveal about the importance of education, both today and in the coming Kingdom of God?

All the resources of the United States government to date have not been able to stem the flow of illicit drugs onto the streets and into campuses, workplaces, and even boardrooms across the nation. This has had disastrous consequences on families and society. The Drug Enforcement Administration was created in July of 1973—but despite the best of intentions, it...