“And He spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety...

In the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt. 25:1-13), the five foolish virgins took no oil for their lamps, but the five wise virgins took...

Feelings are part of being human. Feelings are a blessing in their proper place, but a curse when misused. People often express their...

I might lose some readers here, but I’m going to say it anyway. Take off your tinfoil hat and stop acting stupid. Quit behaving as if all...

The Bible speaks about the Holy of holies, the Song of songs, the God of gods, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords. In the...

The Roman Catholic Church elevates Mary to the status of Regina Caeli, “Queen of heaven,” and declares her to be the Mediatrix, the...

“As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Josh. 24:15). Lots of believers have the above verse hanging on a wall somewhere in...

Around 1990 I read a book by Paul Fussell, a World War 2 veteran who became a college professor, author, and literary critic. The title...

BINARY GENDER: ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF CREATION binary: something made of two things or parts; compounded or consisting of or marked by...

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...

Syncretism is defined as "the combination of different forms of belief or practice" (Webster's). The word syncretism does not appear in...

I wrote and published this in 2001, 22 years ago. Because of recent events in Israel, it is still relevant, so I am posting it here as a...

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...