By Mike Riley

Champion cyclist Lance Armstrong is an inspiration to millions. After a life-threatening bout with testicular cancer that had metastasized to his lungs and brain, Armstrong recovered to win the exhausting Tour de France bicycle race. not once, but seven times. Doctors familiar with the severity of Armstrong’s medical condition, have thought this feat virtually impossible.

By: Mike Riley

After completing many years as a journalist, Arthur Brisbane was offered six months of paid vacation time by William Randolph Hearst, the publisher of the San Francisco Examiner. Brisbane refused to accept the kind offer because of two reasons. He said, “If I quit writing my newspaper column for six months, it might affect the circulation of the newspaper. The second reason is that it might not affect the circulation of the newspaper.”

By Mike Riley

 In 1 Corinthians 6:1-8, Paul asks two questions of the saints at Corinth, regarding saints judging the world (1 Corinthians 6:2) and angels (1 Corinthians 6:3). A question we might ask ourselves is, “In what manner are saints to judge the world and angels?” The context in the beginning verses of 1 Corinthians 6 is in condemning the practice among the Corinthian congregation of taking each other to court before heathen judges (or any other, for that matter – 1 Corinthians 6:6-7) when they should be resolving their differences among themselves by seeking the wisdom of the wise among them (1 Corinthians 6:5).

By Mike Riley

A querist asks, “Why should I become a Christian? What’s the advantage of being a Christian versus a non-Christian?” There are many biblical reasons for our becoming a New Testament Christian, but here are three primary reasons that stand out in this writer’s mind:

• Our Past — The inspired writer Paul tells us in Romans 3:23 “….for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Since our sins separate us from a holy God (Isaiah 59:1-2), and since sin’s wage is spiritual death (Romans 6:23), there has to be a means by which our sins are forgiven, thus bringing us back into a proper relationship with God. That “means” is the sacrificial offering of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:7; cf. Romans 3:24-25; Hebrews 9:11-12).