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. […]

The great artist Doré created a dark and gruesome etching of her.  Kendall and Tennyson wrote poems named after her.  And William Cullen Bryant penned the following about her: Hear what the desolate Rizpah said, As on Gibeah’s rocks she watched the dead. The sons of Michal before her lay, […]

The story is told of a woman and her baby traveling on a train during a terrible snowstorm in the northeast. The blizzard created near whiteout conditions and she became more and more concerned about disembarking at the right stop. It was then that the man seated next to her […]

Someone cleverly came up with the poster that reads: Be Patient; God Isn’t Finished with Me Yet!  Oftentimes that saying is used for children who are still learning the ropes of growing up, but it could be used for most Christians as well. There are many Bible examples of people […]

Oh, blessed home, where man and wife Together lead a godly life, By love their faith confessing! There many a happy day is spent; There Jesus gladly will consent To tarry with his blessing. (from ”Oh, Blessed Home, Where Man and Wife” by Landstad) This wonderful hymn was written during […]

There probably isn’t any person who shaped history more than Pontius Pilate. In an earthly sense, this man held the power to make history in the palm of his hand. However, the hands that carried the powerful scepter of judgment were the same hands that were cowardly washed in a […]