What did Joseph, Moses, Naaman’s servant girl, and Daniel have in common? Each of them was torn from his or her family at a very young age and forced to live among unbelieving strangers. As a teen, Joseph was sold and lived as a slave among the heathen in Egypt. […]

He could have been nicknamed “The Follower” for his great statement of love when he told his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him” (11:16). He could have been called “The Learner” for his interesting question, “Lord, we don=t know where you are going, so […]

As we page through the Bible, again and again God impresses on us the importance of standing firm, really firm, in our faith. We discover faith warriors like Daniel, Elijah, Joseph, and Esther. These people all shared a common thread in their thoughts and actions. They all relied on God’s […]

Pretend for a moment that you have just found an old dusty oil lamp.  As you begin to rub off the dirt, a puff of smoke wafts out and a genie magically appears. He promises one wish only.  What would you say?  Of course that isn’t too likely to ever […]

Religious symbolism has meaning! For instance, it’s not unusual to find young Christians wearing a necklace or sporting a tattoo with the yin and yang symbol, never realizing that it is a symbol for the false teachings of Eastern religion. The black and white Yin Yang represents part of the […]

Just as Peter is called the fisherman, Matthew the tax collector, and Judas the traitor, so Simon  is called the Zealot. We know him by name only and not by his words or actions, for there is no recorded information about this man other than his descriptive name. In New […]

War is a horrible thing! It ruins homes, destroys nations, and causes years of hatred. Our country has been involved in many wars since its founding. When we look at lists of the fatalities from each of the wars, the sum is a staggering 1,300,000 soldiers. Yet the United States […]

  There was an optimist who decided he had found a good plan to pull his negative-thinking friend out of his pessimistic ways. The optimist owned a hunting dog that could really walk on water. His plan was to take the pessimist and the dog out duck hunting in a […]

Have you ever wondered what it must have been like for Adam and Eve to begin a new life outside of Eden? What a shock it must have been to leave Paradise for a world that was tainted by sin. Many animals they had named and grown to enjoy were […]

When we look at many of the Old Testament Bible stories, we discover certain people who lived outstanding lives like Joseph and Esther. We find others who were known for their great faithfulness like Abraham, Moses, and Noah. Then there were those who were fearless witnesses like Daniel and Elijah. […]