The Sabbath isn’t ultimately about a day. It’s about a Person. Jesus is the Sabbath, and in him we find eternal rest. From the earliest days of the church, Christians began gathering on Sunday, the first day of the week, as a testimony to this...
All Saints’ Day is a Christian holy day celebrated on November 1st in Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity. The day is set aside to honor and remember all saints, both known and unknown, who have...
The Christian view of cremation varies, with different denominations and traditions offering a range of perspectives. Historically, burial has been the preferred practice within Christianity, but in recent years, cremation has become more accepted...
A wonderful friend of mine recently shared with me an article that predicts that modern Israel’s destruction of Iran’s nuclear capabilities is the fulfillment of Jeremiah 49:35–36 and may trigger the War of Gog and Magog. This sort of...
The Old Testament (OT) is often misunderstood or disregarded by some Christians, who may see it as less relevant than the New Testament (NT). However, the OT holds enduring authority as the Word of God for Christians. Its authority is rooted in its...
Last week there was a letter to the editor of the Northside Sun offering a preterist interpretation of the Bible’s (the New Testament in particular) teaching on eschatology (i.e., the Bible’s teaching on the end of all things). While well-written...
“The revelation of Jesus Christ…” (Rev. 1:1) I loath assembling box furniture. So many parts. Screws, nuts, bolts, furniture pieces (that are, of course, very very fragile), tools, sitting on the floor, legs falling asleep in a space that’s not...
Have you ever had to give up a most cherished and beloved gift of God in your life? Abraham did (Genesis 22). Abraham waited his whole life for God to fulfill his promise for a naturally-born son (Abraham was 100 when Isaac was born, and God...
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Luke 7:36–50 tells the story of a “sinful woman” who Jesus forgives. As the story goes, Jesus is eating with a Pharisee at the Pharisee’s home, and, while sitting at the table, the woman wet his feet with her tears, dried his feet...