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April 2024

April 07, 2024
You want to read the Bible but you're not sure how to get started.  Without...
April 01, 2024
It is good to start every day with prayer when the day is fresh and...

March 2024

March 26, 2024
The Easter story, the story of Jesus Christ's death and resurrection, has been told in...
March 20, 2024
You would think that in 2000 years, we could have figured out  just how many...
March 14, 2024
Who was St. Patrick and why do we celebrate his feast day? Since the fifth...
March 10, 2024
The Bible includes only four gospels.  Can we learn anything new from gospels that were...
March 07, 2024
Believers in the historic accuracy of the Bible say it chronicles Israel's history from creation...
March 06, 2024
Throughout history and continuing today, humanity has invented uncounted theologies that have caused great harm...

February 2024

February 03, 2024
What is the big deal about Numbers 25:6-12? What is the big deal about Numbers...

January 2024

January 28, 2024
Everybody knows the Ten Commandments, right? Well, maybe. Some people will tell you that there...
January 20, 2024
...and God said "Let there be a Bible and let it be perfect and let...
January 13, 2024
In John Bunyan's allegory, The Pilgrim's Progress, the Slough of Despond is the metaphor used...
January 09, 2024
January 6, 2024 War accompanies practically every effort of mankind either as either a cause...

December 2023

December 31, 2023
12/30/2023 About two years ago, I started to study and write about Biblical history and...
December 21, 2023
We all know the Christmas story: Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, the wise men, the king,...
December 12, 2023
Everyone knows Jesus was born of a virgin. The Bible says so. Right? Well...it might...
December 09, 2023
Are Christians required to believe in the "Truth" of the Bible? In the Apostles' Creed...
December 02, 2023
Does God tell us what we are allowed to eat and not eat?  Do our...

November 2023

November 30, 2023
  In my last article, I introduced the concept of false prophets and posed the...
November 17, 2023
How easy is it to spot false prophets in scripture and elsewhere? The Bible, in...
November 14, 2023
The God worshipped by Jews and Christians has been described as powerful, mighty, creator, emancipator,...
November 13, 2023
  You might be surprised to find that many everyday phrases we use come from...
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