by Michael Helms | Jan 18, 2005 | Opinion
“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.” Proverbs 22:1 (NKJV) It takes a long time to build a good name and a relatively short time to lose one. Building a good name is like building a sand castle by...
by Michael Helms | Jan 10, 2005 | Opinion
I began this year with a study of Jeremiah, the longest and one of the most complex books of the Bible. Robert Carroll once wrote: “The reader who is not confused by reading the book of Jeremiah has not understood it.” Like the study of any biblical book,...
by Michael Helms | Dec 13, 2004 | Opinion
It’s the season of Advent, a time when Christians prepare for the coming of Christmas, the birth of Jesus. I thought about inviting John the Baptist to preach at my church during Advent. Several of my pastor friends have had him in their pulpits, but his...
by Michael Helms | Nov 25, 2004 | Opinion
Samuel Leibowitz, a criminal lawyer, saved 78 people from the electric chair. Not one ever thanked him. Art King helped 2,500 people find jobs through his radio program, “Job Center of the Air.” Only 10 ever thanked him. One year, an official of the post...
by Michael Helms | Nov 16, 2004 | Opinion
The presidential debates were exciting. The two candidates stood before America and the world and debated hot-button issues such as war, homosexuality, stem cell research, appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court, jobs and foreign policy. As exciting as the debates...
