What Happened to Christmas?
When I look back at the Christmas we celebrated as a family in northern New York, when I was growing up I don’t even recognize Christmas the way I remember…
What Is Your Identity?
In our society it seems like the single most important thing to us is our identity. The Cambridge University Dictionary defines identity as the reputation characteristics, etc. of a person…
What Is Meant by “Heap Coals Of Fire”
In studying the apostle Paul for my next book I came across this passage which made me think of something that happened in Philadelphia many years ago. I was part…
Meaning of “Unless You Hate Your Father and Mother”
There are some texts in the Bible that make modern Christ-followers cringe. Among the most difficult of these is the statement of Yeshua about the need to hate one's own…
Meaning of “Let the Dead Bury the Dead”
First Let Me Bury My Father In the gospels Jesus (Yeshua) made some statements that sound very disturbing to readers. One of these was directed to a man who asked…
What Is Meant by the Synagogue Of Satan
Another word that has caused a lot of discussion and conflict we find in Revelation 2:8-9 in a message to the church at Ephesus. It states; 8. "And to the…
What is Judeo-Christian Theology?
In reading and studying the Bible and understanding the Christian faith there are a lot of factors that need to be considered but unfortunately are not in today’s teachings. The…
Taking Care Of The Temple Of God
As Christians I’m sure we all agree that it is very important to make sure that our churches are well maintained. This involves helping whenever we can to make sure…
How We Ask God to Judge Us
I have always been told be careful for what you ask for because you might just get it. Nobody would like to have God pass judgment on them especially in…
Did You Know This About the Veil of the Temple?
Going to Bible studies and reading about Christ’s crucifixion and how, at the moment he died, the veil of the temple was torn in two never really meant that much…