[toc] Newsletter: Forces of Evil Behind Acts of terror The past century was one of unprecedented evil: 20 million killed in Stalin’s purges, Hitler’s extermination of six million Jews, 1.7 million massacred in the killing fields by Pol Pot, and the millions of lives lost trying to defend

The disciples did not recognize Jesus after his resurrection because Jesus appeared in the form of different people.  For example, Mary Magdalene mistook him for a gardener (John 20:11-18), he appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus as a fellow traveler (Luke 24:13-21), and as a stranger

This is a great question, and in Scripture the answer is different depending on your relationship with God. Ancient Israel was given many laws by God, and it was clearly stated what constitutes murder and what would be an accidental death. Murder was punishable by death, while accidental death was

“For Jehovah’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; He compassed him about, He cared for him, He kept him as the apple of his eye.” (Deuteronomy 32:9, 10 American Standard Version) This

Welcome to our Winter 2015 Newsletter! [toc] Newsletter: Scriptures Admonish Separation of Church & Government The fact that Pope Francis, as head of state, addressed the joint sessions of Congress on September 24, 2015 was an unprecedented event in U.S. history. Time Magazine, July  24,

The account of the three wise men is found in Matthew 2:1-12 in a scene related to the birth of Jesus. “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of

We have so much to be thankful for. And yet, sometimes we don’t always have a thankful heart. This can be because we forget that we’re dealing with the Creator of the universe and that He has promised divine supervision of our lives. We forget His covenants with us, His absolute purity

Do we know God personally? Do we know Him as a friend, or as someone we can relate to? How can we get to know God better? We may never fully comprehend all aspects of God, but we should strive towards getting to know Him as best as we can. There are eleven steps

Let’s look at the Scripture in context: “The Jews answered him, ‘It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.’ Jesus answered them, ‘Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? If he called

The great judgment day of Christ will accomplish a glorious work of abolishing all evil, and bringing all beings in heaven and earth into subjection to God, that “He may be all in all.” (I Corinthians 15:28)  The Christ – head and body- will be given the privilege of determining who will

God is the one who calls a person to be a disciple of Jesus. Our natural, sinful self cannot comprehend God’s calling. 1 Corinthians 1:21, “…the world by wisdom knew not God…” Jesus asked Peter, “…who do you say that I am? And Simon Peter …said, You are the Christ, the Son of the

Jesus died as a human and his body was put in a tomb by Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57-60).  Jesus  prepared his apostles for the fact that he would die and no longer be physically with them in Matthew 16:21 “…He explained to his disciples that he must be killed  and on the third