Your Choice, Your Consequence: The Lesson of Hagar

Hagar was a woman traded like livestock, caught in someone else’s sin; and yet, the choices she made still echo through billions of lives today. She is not a name most people know. She doesn’t get a book in the Bible named after her. She doesn’t lead...

Ancient Persia and Modern Day Iran

America’s war against Iran, formerly known as Persia, is dominating the news lately. It’s a good time to be reminded what the Bible has to say about this Middle Eastern country.    Daniel 10:1-21 records...

SIGNS OF SPRING AND NEW LIFE 

When Spring arrives, we are reminded of all God’s busy creatures. The robin building her intricate nest while anticipating the arrival of her babies; the daffodils in bloom and the colorful tulips; sounds of hummingbirds coming back to their feeder while the...

Religion Kills: The Lesson of Cain

Most people know the story of Cain and Abel — the world’s first murder. But the deeper lesson buried in Genesis 4 isn’t about jealousy or violence; it is about the danger of religion. Cain was no atheist. He was a conscientious, religious man — arguably...

WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT EASTER?

Followers of the Christian religion have a few designated days to be in a place of worship—Christenings, weddings, Christmas, and of course Easter. Catholics throw in Lent for good measure.  For Jews, it’s Passover and Pentecost and the Day of Atonement and...