Abraham is the most honored religious figure of all time. Abraham is looked to by the Jews as their father, by the Muslims as their great prophet, and by Christians as the father of all who believe. So when you put together 17 million Jews, about 1.8 billion Muslims, about 2.4 billion Christians, basically half…[View Article]
Recently I rolled over in bed in the morning and something in my knee twinged before my feet even hit the floor. Good gravy, I thought, I can’t even get out of bed and trust that my knee will work. Then I walked down the stairs and almost slipped on a step. Hmm, I thought,…[View Article]
I like the Rocky movies featuring Sylvester Stallone as an underprivileged boxer named Rocky who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Philadelphia, only to come out of nowhere in the original movie to fight the reigning world champion boxer. The world then watched his career in seven more movies, arguably one…[View Article]
For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and did not turn aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. (1 Kings 15: 5) Wait. Did I read that correctly? But the Bible says David “did not…[View Article]
Why did God give us spiritual gifts? A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other (1 Corinthians 12:7) What is a spiritual gift? It is not a natural talent. The Holy Spirit gives each of us a gift when we became followers of Christ, and the gift is…[View Article]