“Kennicott Bible, folio 305r – Jonah being swallowed by the fish.” Did Jesus, the Son of the living God, tell the truth? That may sound like a silly question, but I’m being serious! Did He mean what He said, or are we going to believe something else entirely? That is…
Today is commonly referred to as “Maundy Thursday” or “Holy Thursday”, the day before “Good Friday”. According to tradition, Jesus held the “Lord’s Suppler” on Maundy Thursday and was crucified on Friday and resurrected on Sunday morning. However, is this true? Should Christians seek out the truth and reject all…
Does the truth matter to God? Palm Sunday in front of church in Monrovia Photo by prayitno, used under CCA generic license 5 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to…
13 For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. ~ Isa 41:13 I would be willing to believe that Jesus quoted from Isaiah more than any other book of the Old Testament Bible. In fact, according to the chart…
Paul was told to not preach in Asia? How does that make sense? The Journeys of Paul By Geraki Click on image to see original 6 They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia and were prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia. 7 When…
Useless speculations don’t make a strategy Image by Special:Contributions/Saul ip, Wikimedia Commons under CCA-SA license I read a really superficial “news” commentary recently. The Washington Post put out a piece of fluff called “How scary is Putin’s Russia compared to the Soviet Union? This chart has some answers“. I am glad…
The difference is discernment Derivative of “Woman Smiling” Image courtesy of tiverylucky / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Yesterday, we dealt with lying, pranks and fools, but I glossed over something important in the process. Certainly, the point should be clear that we are to be children of truth, seeing as we are children…
14 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. ~ Ps 14:1 Breaking News I don’t normally interrupt these for breaking news, but Chile has been hit by an 8.2 magnitude quake. A…
Most people looking at the image above would readily recognize the calendar. What is interesting is that this same calendar is used by much of the world in order to transact business, if nothing else. It might interest you to know that it hasn’t always been this way. Where did…
This might seem like a morbid subject (and it is!), but this is some background material for something I’m working on. I’ve changed my mind about a couple of projects I was working on, and this will give me a timeline to work from for a new one. One…