The Book of Job is very problematic. Many people have said that it is just an allegory or a metaphor for dealing with the problem of pain. Maybe it is, maybe it is not. I am not sure. However, the most relatable part of it  for me (as I have

By Benjamin Bragg  May 06, 2013 What is faith? According to Hebrews 11:1 in the Bible, it “is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” According to Alma 32:21 in the Book of Mormon, it “is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if

I am trying weave together some peculiar themes, so please stick with me and I will try to communicate this as clearly as I can. One of my guilty pleasures from the 2000s was watching the mini-series on HBO, Rome. So I have been re-watching the series on ROKU recently.

I have been thinking a lot lately about an idea I had a couple years ago which I shared with my young nieces. I told them that Jesus told a similar story to the story of the Three Little Pigs (do I have to remind you of it??) and that

The following speech was given by John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States on April 9th, 1841. To the People of the United States FELLOW-CITIZENS: Before my arrival at the seat of Government the painful communication was made to you by the officers presiding over the several Departments

In past articles I have mentioned that my wife and I run an estate selling business. We have met many extraordinary people during this venture, but no one more extraordinary than a man named Bill Clark. I first met Bill at one of our sales. He stood out right away;

I restarted menofvalue.com updating the site only once a week during the pandemic.  I did not have the Bloomberg feed I used to have or 4 fashion shoots a year. But, the website was still moving along. I even had several devotionals go viral. I was gearing up to bring

Red —For the blood that came as body parts expanded and tore and pushed a living being out. Red for the blood that needed to fuel muscles used for walking and talking and teaching and putting up with ignorant human beings. Red for the blood shed through beatings and whippings

Forgiveness and reconciliation will give you a sense of true freedom. With that freedom, you can leave your past behind and move into all God has planned for your life.

The Bible says a lot about “defects”.  According to one source, just the word “defect” is mentioned 18 times (Defects in the Bible (18 instances). I suspect that these mentions of the word “defect” do not include mentions of blindness, deafness, and other infirmaries which are considered defects in the