Your life on earth is a precious gift. Do not ignore its value; do not squander it in trivial pursuits; do not let it slip away and leave you unprepared. This very day you may wish to contemplate the question: What is your life?

Wayne Jackson reviews the new English Standard Version translation of the Bible.

Some people despise their accelerating agedness. Growing old ought to be the most rewarding time of one’s life. Perhaps these thoughts will help you.

The earthly life of Terry Schiavo has ended, but the controversy that surrounded this case is far from over. How does one assess these tragic life-and-death situations which are fraught with difficult ethical questions? Ponder this issue with us in this week’s Penpoints.

Apathy grips our national conscience.

Though the New Testament writer Luke was a Gentile, surprisingly his Gospel account reveals a significant knowledge of the Old Testament scriptures. Reflect upon this fact with us.

A family video store near Salt Lake City edits videos for the very reasonable price of only five dollars.

A recent writer sought to “analyze” Joseph, and has given us one more example of “science” gone askew.

Characters in the book of Joshua present interesting and valuable studies that offer powerful, transforming spiritual lessons

Answer a fool. Don’t answer a fool. What is the right thing to do?

The prophet Hosea described ancient Israel’s goodness as like the morning dew. What did he mean by this strange analogy?

Can a person uphold the value of life and at the same time argue for the death penalty? The truth is — we esteem life as sacred when we support the principle of capital punishment.

A sixteen-year-old girl in a remote region of India was about to be buried; suddenly, she sat up. According to the report, the young lady testified that she had been dead, but the Lord “sent her back” to tell her neighbors about “the real God.”

This is a review of Professor Michael Dyson’s new book, The True Martin Luther King.

In this article, Jason Jackson considers the divine imperative, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it” (Eph. 5:25). A husband, living like God wants him to live, will learn to love his wife according to Christ’s example, giving himself selflessly for her spiritual needs. That is agape — a Christian husband’s eternally rewarding obligation.

The Bible repeatedly appeals to the power of example. God himself is our example, as is Christ. Of course, Christians should demonstrate exemplary attributes as well in obedience and love.

This is a review of the Berkeley Project, supposedly designed to clone Jesus Christ.