The seemingly provocative healings that Jesus performed on the Sabbath stood in stark contrast to the oppressive bondage of the Pharisees' elaborate regulations. The ministry of Christ was a manifestation of the redemptive work of the …
Last month's "Personal" began this Ten Commandments series with the first commandment, which is most directly concerned with loyalty to the true God who is Creator, Ruler, Sustainer and Provider of this universe. He is the One who …
While this time of solstice celebrations is especially wearying to those called out of this world's paganism, it is not without the occasional gleam of ironic humor. This year the American Family Association launched a boycott against …
(14) Now when Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever.
The mention of "Peter's wife's mother" proves that Peter was married. His wife was likely still living, as Paul later asks in I Corinthians 9:5, "Do we have no right to take along a believing wife, as do also the other apostles, the …
Strategies for Interfacing with Babylon Without Being Assimilated (Part Six)
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Thirty-Nine): Ecclesiastes 11:9-10
When someone at work asked why I do not celebrate the holidays, I lacked what I thought was a good response. I hope this essay will provide some valid reasons to share if you are ever in the same situation. First, Jesus was not born on December 25. While the Bible does not give an exact date for His birth, John Reid, in the Forerunner article, "When Was Jesus Born?" tells us that the Bible leaves clues pointing to His actual birth date. The article provides a method of calculation starting with John the Baptist's father, Zacharias. Based on when Zacharias would have served in the Temple …
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