Revelation, the last book of our Bible, opens with a “beyond amazing” description of the resurrected Christ. According to Hebrews, when He became a man, He was “made a little lower than the angels.” But now, He has returned to His glorious place at the right hand of the Father in Heaven as a full […]
You can almost visualize Tevye pumping his arms as he sings “Tradition” in the opening scenes of Fiddler on the Roof. He is claiming that traditions are what hold his community together. Many of our family traditions have developed because they are fun, bring back fond memories, and allow closeness between generations. In the movie, […]
What will happen next, and when? Christmas is over, and still, the two sides, good versus evil, stand facing one another—neither one in retreat. We wonder how much more of this suspense we can take—we Believers in Christ, that He is the Son of God, who died a brutal death for our sins and rose […]
Some leftist government officials, in the name of trying to fight the spread of COVID-19, have come down hard on churches. For example, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared (5/7/20), “We’re looking at the science, epidemiology, looking again at frequency, duration, time, and looking at low risk-high reward, low risk-low reward.” [Emphasis added] He has defined abortion […]
In Romans, the Apostle Paul established that no one can be justified (stand righteous) before God by any work, including adherence to the Law or any religion, quoting several Old Testament (OT) Scriptures; “As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after […]
What did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a cowboy. I wore my two six-shooters most of the time. One of my dad’s friends always called me “Tex”, even as I got older. As a boy, I assumed there were still places where the streets were dirt and people […]
Meet Vamsi, one of the first children to be taken in at Apple of His Eye Children’s Home in Southern India. He came from a family affected by leprosy. In India, being associated with leprosy is a death sentence. Other Indians consider anyone linked to leprosy cursed and want nothing to do with that person […]
Stay strong America for the battle has just begun. Find yourselves counted worthy of the grace, mercy and promises that God has foretold in the Bible. For these are evil days and the last days and the price for the Kingdom of God is one of great value and the devil knows his days are […]
We romanticize Americans as being rugged individuals who pick-themselves-up-by-their-bootstraps. It may be romantic, until you can’t get yourself back up after a fall. You’ve seen the commercials for the necklace with a button to push to notify emergency services when you’ve fallen and can’t get up. My mom had one. It gave us kids a […]
These key words are prominent in Romans, chapter 5: “Grace” is found 6 times, the most frequent in any chapter in Romans. It occurs 25 times in Romans, the most often in any New Testament (NT) book. It is translated from the Greek “charis” (G5385). Two different Greek words describe death. The Greek word “Thanatos” […]