Lessons Learned from Sylvia Hansen 

The first time I heard the name Sylvia Hansen I was seated in Fran’s kitchen (my step-grandmother) eating something (which is what you do when you’re at grandma’s house). My mom was chatting with her when I heard something that got my attention: “You could slap Sylvia...

ACCEPTING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

The real question behind objections to God’s sovereignty—so beloved of spiritually dead theologians, apostates and those seeking to neuter God so that they can rule in His name and in His place—is recorded in Genesis 3:1, where the devil plants a doubt in the mind of...

DON’T RESOLVE TO BE A DO-GOODER!

By Edward Thal Here’s a resolution not to add to your list for the New Year: Be a do-gooder in 2025! The devil is a sly deceiver about Christianity, aiming to place it on the same level as the multitude of other useless world religions that seek to please the gods...

PONDERING CHRISTMAS 

During the Christmas season we often turn to the book of Luke to consider his account of the birth of Christ. In fact, our youngest son Luke is so named because of the time that I spent reading Luke’s Gospel prior to his birth.  Luke 2:16-18 talks about the...

CHRISTMAS MEANS KARMA IS NOT INEVITABLE 

I’ve heard this word “Karma” thrown around a lot since the recent election, especially by conservative pundits on TV declaring that the destructive policies of the last four years are being overturned. Karma is a Hindu word that refers to a principle of cause and...