Most of us are at least somewhat familiar with the Old Covenant sacrificial system. We probably have a picture in our minds of endless numbers of bulls, sheep, goats, and turtle doves led to an altar and slaughtered, creating huge …
The masks have come off, and the restrictions have been lifted. The ventilators have been unplugged. The makeshift hospitals and testing centers have been dismantled, their tents folded and stored away. The cases and morbidities, once …
Do you know of someone who has done everything perfectly? Conversely, do you know of someone whose whole life is one big mistake? Have you ever made mistakes—maybe a lot of them? We have all done stupid things in our lives. Many of us …

(1) “Judge not, that you be not judged. (2) For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. (3) And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? (4) Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? (5) Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
We cannot avoid judging. As the stock in trade of the mind, appraisals are inevitable. If we were witnesses to a flagrant violation of law in which innocent people were harmed, could we keep quiet because we are not to judge? Does not …
Sunset on October 31 marks the beginning of All Hallows' Eve, better known as Halloween, the beginning of All Hallows (or Saints') Day. Many of our readers are already well familiar with the origins of this pagan celebration - a Celtic harvest festival that included spiritism and superstitious rituals, later co-opted by the Roman Catholic Church and joined with its celebration of All Saints' Day. The origins of this now-"Christian" holiday are easily researched, so they will not be detailed here. Most who celebrate this time see it as harmless fun, a chance for the kiddies to be creative …
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