Why do we, as people, choose to look to other things to be filled on the inside? The only one who can fill that void is God alone, through His Son, Jesus. Yet in all our earthly wisdom we choose material things to try and fill our hearts, only to find that, in the end, […]
Slavery brings up a lot of opinions. Most people don’t have any direct information about what that time period was like. That can make it hard to picture what people went through. In William Henry is a Fine Name, Cathy Gohlke tells a story of a family that experienced both opinions on slavery. The son […]
Fantasy books generally pique my interest; it is one genre that I can easily get into. Brett Vonsik’ Primeval Origins immediately made me curious. Following Nikki, a graduate student, on an archeology dig, the story tells about a strange creature that is uncovered. Then, an accident segues the story into following Rogaan, an ancient boy […]
Legalism, legalistic. If you’ve never heard those terms, they can sound like something virtuous. Like you’re trying your best to adhere to the law. If you have heard them, you know that they aren’t something you want said in reference to you. A simple explanation of legalism is trying to be saved by obeying laws. […]
There is a group of people that claim the Bible has no proof outside of itself. Many of the names, according to that group, cannot be found anywhere else. However, there is plenty of evidence from other sources that the people mentioned in the Bible existed. Eve Engelbrite has shown the link between Egyptian history […]
God speaks through His word, but some of us need extra help on understanding particular passages. Commentaries are great for those situations, but some can be too general. Matthew Martin took a different route on his commentary. And Now For Something Completely Different is a verse by verse look at the book of Hebrews. Hebrews […]
There are many people that want to live without God. There are those that also want to go further, they want all references to God, Jesus, anything related to Them erased from public sight. They do not understand that you cannot just close your eyes to God, and have everything work out. This country was […]
From time to time, I may start posting what looks like random thoughts. Though some might argue that I’m doing this already, I assure you that these are slightly different. In preparing for Bible lessons that I teach, I tend to talk through the lesson before I get to class. These posts will just be […]
As a rule, I tend to be a concrete thinker. For you funny people, that does not mean I’m a blockhead. Any similarities there are for other reasons. I have trouble relating to and communicating concepts, ideas that cannot be measured or experienced somehow. What does that all mean, that’s what I’m hoping to get […]
There are thousands of people that form an untapped resource. They’re not looking for pity, but for an opportunity. They have some type of disability that prevents them from working like “normal” people, but aren’t useless. After his son was born with autism, Randy Lewis began to wonder if this group could be integrated into […]
