You may have guessed that I’ve been having some trouble with the site. You’d be right. I’ll get it back right soon. My “staff” has had to care for his sick family and is now sick himself. He hasn’t had time to run down all of the problems although he has resurrected the site from […]
In Old Testament times, gatekeepers guarded the temple to prevent those who were unclean from entering (2 Chronicles 23:19) — See also Porters and Doorkeeper (see another doorkeeper article). In the Christian dispensation [age], Paul calls our bodies God’s “temple” (Romans 8:9-11; 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 2 Corinthians 6:16). Many evil forces are at work attempting […]
A querist asks, “During communion, when we pray regarding the bread, sometimes we say that this represents the broken body of our Lord. When the soldiers came to Christ as He hung upon the cross, they did not break any of His bones because He was already dead (John 19:32-33). Thus, what is the meaning […]
In his first letter to the Corinthian brethren, the apostle Paul calls them (and us) to live a watchful, committed, courageous, competent and charitable life:
The origin of the word “scapegoat” (or azazel) comes from a ceremony performed with two goats on the Hebrew Day of Atonement (known today as Yom Kippur).
“DM” at A Conquering Faith had good things to say about How to Make Wife Submissive.
In Hosea 7:8 – NKJV, the prophet describes Ephraim [Israel] as “a cake unturned.” In other words, they were just half-baked. On one side of the cake, they claimed they were
On September 12, 1962, I remember watching President John F. Kennedy as he spoke at Rice University in Houston, Texas. In that speech, he not only talked about the difficult challenges facing the
Preaching appointment for April 12.
Many Christians regard their financial giving as little more than a goodwill gesture to God for the service He has rendered to us. They think that as long as they have given their “weakly” [weekly] offering to God, the rest is theirs to handle as they please.
One of the ministries the Montana Street congregation is engaged in here in El Paso, involves the teaching of the gospel to homeless folks who reside in our local homeless shelters. There have been at least six of these precious souls who have responded in
In Ephesians 3:18-19, the apostle Paul prayed that the brethren:
The desire to know the future and influence its events, has shown itself in all nations and ages. But when this idea is thoroughly researched, it becomes clear that a knowledge of the future does
Mike Riley passes on some sage advise as to becoming a successful writer. Pay close attention, good stuff.
In recent years, the term “nepotism” has come to be seen as favoritism shown to any relative, usually in disregard of merit, ethics, or even law itself. In short, it is the practice of giving priority to relatives over things that are right — favoring family over God (cf. Matthew 10:37).
According to the inspired Scriptures, there are some things we should give our enemies that will glorify God (Matthew 5:16 – NKJV; Matthew 5:45 – NKJV).
“Blushing” is the red coloring of the face that is caused by shame, guilt, modesty, or surprise. There’s an association between “blushing” and a sense of “shame and modesty.”
From a New York Times article dated March 6, 2009, comes the following news story headline: “Spacecraft Seeks Earth-like Planets.” Scientists have launched a Delta 2 rocket
In Paul’s letter to the Colossian brethren, he encourages them with these inspired words:
The story is told of a young and very successful executive who one day was speeding down a Chicago street in his new sleek 12-cylinder black XKE Jaguar. As he came upon some