Samuel had provided spiritual leadership to the nation of Israel for many years. He planned to pass on the leadership to his sons when he grew old. “But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice. “So all the elders of Israel gathered […]
There is a lot of controversy about climate change, the use of fossil fuels, and the condition of the earth. Some state that we are on the verge of making the earth uninhabitable for human life. Others would disagree. I’m not here to give you my opinions, but to highlight what the Bible says. Jesus […]
Telephone scams. A common one informs you that you’ve won a big prize. All you have to do to get it is to make a small payment on your credit card. After the person realizes they’ve been scammed, they admit, “I should never have fallen for it. I thought it sounded too good to be […]
Early in His ministry, Jesus attended a wedding. Jewish weddings in those days were very different than most weddings in our country today. The wedding usually lasted five to seven days. The bride and groom were paraded through the village, so the wedding was often a joyous village-wide event. Isn’t it interesting that Jesus performed […]
Christ had a very clear understanding of why He was born into our world. He expressed that purpose to Nicodemus [Nic, for short] in a late-night conversation recorded in the third chapter of John. Nic was a very religious man, having devoted his life to the study of the Scriptures. But as he heard of […]