One serious problem among 21st-century American Christians is a misunderstanding of what the Bible means when it speaks about an...

“Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise was made” (Gal....

Most of the mainstream Christian world believes the Crucifixion of Jesus took place on a Friday, which is why the Friday before Easter is...

"For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth.” -Romans 10:4 Many Christians are taught from today's...

The Curse: A God-Sent Insanity Upon Our Land “The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart” (Deut....

As a youth David was anointed by the Prophet Samuel to replace King Saul. Saul had refused to exterminate all the Amalekites and their...

As humans, we are creatures of emotion. We are capable of experiencing a very wide range of emotions, from deep depression to hilarious,...

In the Body of Messiah we always need scholars who study and teach. It is important for God’s people to think rightly about God. The...

Two times in the Gospels, Yeshua spoke about a light that is in reality darkness. The first time: “The light of the body is the eye: if...

The meanings of words change over the centuries. Linguists call this phenomenon semantic shift. Semantic shift happens, even to some...

I’m gay and not ashamed to admit it. Yes, readers, I’m coming out of the closet and admitting that I am gay. I’m happy and carefree....

A few years ago I had some of my artwork in a booth at an outdoor art fair in Peoria. A man stopped by and looked at my work. He said...

Linguistic superstition is the belief that saying certain "negative" words will produce negative results, and saying certain "positive"...

“Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. I have written to him the great things of My law, but...

I recently read a quote: “The average church today is an institution supported by the husbands of its members.” This quote appeared in...

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void: and darkness was upon the face of the...

“You either got faith or you got unbelief, and there ain’t no neutral ground.” - Bob Dylan in “Precious Angel,” from the Slow Train...

I read somewhere that one of the four noble truths of Buddhism is that “Suffering exists,” or “Life is difficult,” or something like...

Should we fast for spiritual benefits, or for physical benefits? I say yes. If you fast for spiritual benefits, you will also reap some...

On the fourth day of creation, God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let...

Congregational activities take different forms in different congregations and denominations. Some people pray and praise loudly and...

SEPARATION VERSUS MINGLING Leviticus 19:19 lists three Torah commandments that talk about separation versus mingling: “Ye shall keep My...

If I say the words “For God so loved the world,” most of you reading this could probably finish the statement. “For God so loved the...

“If... then...” statements are used many places in the Bible. Sometimes they are used to make a point by the line of reasoning called in...