The entire nominal Christian world (Orthodox, Protestant, and Roman Catholic) appears oblivious to the understanding that a memorial (such as Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Pearl Harbor Day) is kept annually. Equivocating with the …
Some people may find it hard to believe—or even remotely consider—that fasting is a dynamic, vital exercise to put spiritual meat on the bones. Paradoxically, it is exactly that. Though fasting deprives the physical body of …
What do an astronomer, a microbiologist, and a photographer have in common? They each use a lensed instrument to see God's physical creation in detail. The astronomer employs a telescope to investigate the universe, to see distant …

(1) And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals. (2) Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?” (3) And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it. (4) So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it.
Scripture contains another sealed scroll that rarely receives a second glance, yet it more closely resembles the scroll John agonized over than the scrolls of Ezekiel and Zechariah. In Jeremiah 32:6-15, just before the siege of …
Many dangers begin small or unnoticed. A tiny ember in dry grass. A hairline crack in a foundation. A root beneath the soil. But what starts unseen eventually surfaces. Scripture calls one such danger a “root of bitterness” — a spiritual fault that begins unseen but eventually affects everything it touches (Hebrews 12:15). Roots grow covertly, beneath the surface, long before anyone becomes aware of their existence. Structurally, these roots form the foundation of the body they support. Bitterness is no different. Jealousy and envy are often its seeds. Left unchecked, they fester into …
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