The stability of matter is a continuing puzzle to physicists. They point out that when you consider all the physical forces at work in matter, even in something as simple as a glass of water, it’s sort of miraculous that everything doesn’t just...
Continue ReadingSatan is called “Beelzebub” in Matthew 12:24, a Hebrew word which literally means “Lord of the Flies”. Since flies in their larval stage of development, known as maggots, live in and grow from eggs in the midst of decaying flesh, Beelzebub ...
Continue ReadingThe date: October 31, 1517. The place: Germany. The event: Martin Luther nails his famous Ninety-five Theses – a “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” – to the Wittenberg church door. Luther felt compelled to expose...
Continue ReadingWhat follows is a true story. A missionary received a visitor who poured out all his troubles. The missionary said, “Let us be still – and wait on the Lord. He has the answer for every problem.” So they sat together in silence. Finally, some ...
Continue ReadingMy wife, Susan, was leaving the house and already out the door when I called out to her, “When will I see you again?” And she called back, “What?!” So I thought I’d be cute and follow up with the next phrase from the old pop song When Wil...
Continue ReadingOne of the many foundational truths of Genesis is this: “And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years” (Genesis 1:14). Fam...
Continue ReadingThe young lady was confused and overwhelmed. How could she be pregnant when she had never had sexual relations? But she was reassured that this was God at work and that her baby would be very special! Mary went to see her older cousin – whom she ...
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