“…so that you may believe.”

Over the past year, it seems that many people have died; many good people. The questions always lurk at the back of my mind: Why does God allow this? Why is it that so many people have to die? Many of them were faithful believers and kind-hearted people. Why them? I know the typical answer:…

Genealogies: Fresh

Genesis 49:29-33; NET29 - Then he instructed them, "I am about to go to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. 30 - It is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought for a burial…

On This Day: Nothing Happened

It was on the day of preparation, or Friday, that Jesus had given up His spirit. As He hung on the cross between the two thieves, dead, the Jews asked Pilate if their legs could be broken, since the Sabbath was quickly approaching. Pilate gave the O.K. and Roman soldiers went and broke the legs…

Watch and Pray!

Ever tried to pull an all-nighter? You know that feeling when you're just so sleepy and, you're trying to stay awake but one second you find yourself dozing off. You jerk awake but find it even harder to stay awake than before you first dozed. Before you know it, it's morning and you've slept the…

The Full Flavor

It's easy to misunderstand and misinterpret things spoken or written, and even things not in words. We can take a statement and notice only the first half but completely leave out the second half that was equally important if not more so. Like peanut butter and jelly, they go together and if we separate the…