This week, we are in the midst of praying through the 40-day Jewish season of repentance, Teshuvah.The word "Teshuvah" literally means to return to the presence of God. It is a season of introspection and repentance for Christians to come into unity with God, as Jesus...
Four hundred years ago, on Aug. 20, 1619, the first African slave was brought to Virginia. Along with him came the curse of slavery.The slave trade is as old as humanity, with African slaves being sold to Arab slavers long before Europeans appeared. The Europeans,...
People are always coming up to us and saying things like, "I'm a Leo. What does the Star Bible say about that?"Even some Christians still dabble in the evil occultic practice of astrology.Those "Leos" think that the astrological dates they see in the papers for Leo,...
With hurricanes popping up in the Gulf and electrical blackouts in New York, it is a good time to remember that disasters, natural and man-made, are a part of life.With a little planning, you can be ready:You can't prepare for Armageddon. But you should be ready if...
Just 10 days after the Americans celebrate their Revolution, the French celebrate theirs, on Bastille Day, July 14.The two revolutions could not have been more different. The Americans honored God in their Declaration of independence. The French, on the other hand,...
On July 4, we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence and call it Independence Day. Actually, our Independence came seven years later, in 1783. On July 4, 1776, we made a declaration of our basic principles, and so the holiday should really be called...
This week on June 21, the summer begins on the summer solstice.Astronomically, the summer solstice is the day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky over the northern hemisphere. It is also the longest day of the year. The opposite solstice, the winter...
Record rains and associated climate concerns are big news today. We thought it would be a good time to bring in some historical perspective from Brian Fagan's classic book, The Little Ice Age.Just last week, writers Jacob Bunge and Kirk Maltais reported in The Wall...
Thirty years ago, on the night of June 3, 1989, the Chinese Communist Party murdered thousands of democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square. It is an event that resonates even today and should be remembered.Compared to the 35 million deliberately starved to death in...
This Pentecost Sunday, June 9, get up early and spend a little time with the Morning Star of Pentecost.On Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the birthday of the church on the Jewish Feast day of Pentecost in A.D. 30. As a Jewish feast, Pentecost looked back to the giving...
Today on Memorial Day, the U.S. pauses to remember those who gave their all in our defense.Warfare is one of the oldest activities of mankind. Beginning with Nimrod in Babylon, rulers have used force of arms to subjugate their enemies and, often, their own people. The...
The time is fast approaching when the church will need to remember the lesson of German Pastor Martin Niemoller.Pastor Niemoller was a man of great courage who had been a submarine captain in World War I before he entered the ministry. As a minister, he spoke out...
Next week, on May 14, we will celebrate the 71st year of Israel as an independent nation.The rebirth of Israel after almost 2,000 years stands as an amazing fulfillment of Bible prophecy. Numerous Scriptures refer to an end-time role for the nation of Israel. Even the...
The terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday remind us that terrorism continues to be a tactic of choice for Islamic extremists.The terror tactic has a long and tragic history. Military historians tell us that the worst terrorist of all time was Genghis Khan,...