If Easter is the Answer, What Was the Problem?
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness.’…
Read MoreA Preview of Easter: Prophecies, Pictures and Promises of the Redeemer
“And somewhere in the Garden of Eden the Lord took an innocent animal, and before the eyes of Eve and Adam, God slew that innocent animal and
Read MoreEaster: The Prelude
The Trinity was not caught off guard when Adam and Eve sinned. They knew it was coming.
Read MoreFollow the Science
One prominent catch phrase of the day is “Follow the Science.” The entreaty appears to be a positive exhortation to embrace the most beneficial solutions for modern society’s problems, numerous and varied as they are. Who, then, could object to “following the science” as we strive to overcome the devastating personal health and economic toll…
Read MoreBlessed are the Peacemakers
Very likely everyone who reads this article understands the importance of working toward peace in our world. Peace at home; peace with our neighbors; peace in our church; racial reconciliation; and a whole host of other relationships. Among verses that could be cited are:
Read MoreHow to Respond When Culture Cancels Your Faith
Many believers have become alarmed regarding society’s attacks on traditional Judeo-Christian values in America. How can we respond to today’s cancel culture? The first followers of Jesus offered a model helpful for us today. A look at the first time the disciples were forced into court reveals principles still relevant in our culture. Acts 4…
Read MoreEarth’s Dynamic Annual Weather
Contemporary websites report a surfeit of detailed information about Earth’s seasonal weather. For residents in middle latitudes, winter inspires some of their most vivid recollections of memorable weather in personal family history. Family lore produces lurid tales of mighty winter storms from our childhood. The recent North American winter season supplied residents with several highly…
Read MoreWhen a Spiritual Mentor Falls
Ravi Zacharias is just the latest in a long line of evangelical leaders who has fallen, or rather whose sin has been revealed to the world. We are saddened by it; we feel betrayed. But what should we do about it?
Read MoreBlessed Are the Pure in Heart
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God (Matthew 5:8) The Scriptures tell us that “no one can see [God] and live” (Exodus 33:20) and that “no one has seen or can see” Him (1 Timothy 6:16). So something quite extraordinary must take place for Jesus to promise that some will “see God.”…
Read MoreOngoing Creation
The termCreationpossesses many definitions and meanings. The first book of the Bible (Genesis 1:1) refers to the most significant theological meaning of creation. The famous first verse of scripture refers to an absolute beginning of time—before which there was no space, energy, or matter. Prior to that, human time did not exist. From our human…
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