... that was unmixed with water. Wine that we speak of today has a much higher level of alcohol than wine in Bible days. In fact, Dr. Stein notes that in New Testament times one would have to drink twenty-two glasses of wine in order to consume the alcohol in just two martinis ... Evans, The Return (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1986), p. 219. 11 And; House and Durham, p. 107. 12 Tom Strode, "Alcoholism Increases Chances of Divorce," Baptist Press, 10-4-91. 13 Robert L. Alden, Proverbs (Grand Rapids, ...
... Back in 1977, he and a friend had broken into the home of Mary Stein, a woman in her 70s. With no provocation, the two men began beating her with a length of wood. Just before she died, Mary Stein had cried out, “Oh Lord, I'm coming home." Those words echoed in ... old age, fear about family members and a host of other troubling fears. But Christ can help us with our fear. Golfer Tom Lehman claims a verse from the book of Joshua has gotten him through many scary or discouraging times. In 1995, when Lehman ...
... Why don’t the two adults ever talk to one another? The good thing about the Bible is it just tells it like it is. Tom Watson Jr., who for many years was the CEO of IBM writes, I always felt like the black sheep in my family. My brother ... is all grace. What can we do? We can take responsibility for ourselves. What can we do? We can form healthy family systems. Ben Stein writes in The Wall Street Journal, “The things that concern me most are no longer down-sizing, Dow Jones, trade balance, or movie stars. ...
