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Presbuteros, Episkopos, Diakonos

There are three terms used in the Greek New Testament to describe the roles of church leadership. We can't understand one without also understanding the other two, since they all work together to provide leadership over Christ's sheep. What's the ...
9 July 2009
Studying the Bible: Observation, Interpretation, and Application

After listening to many of your teachings, I would like to know what you do when studying the Bible? – M.M. When I'm studying the Bible I'm using an inductive technique, which means I allow scripture to interpret scripture. The inductive study pr...
8 July 2009
How to celebrate Halloween… a Christian dilemma

So should a Christian celebrate or observe Halloween? Clearly, Christians should consider carefully (and prayerfully) whether participating in Halloween is appropriate. Here are some thoughts to consider...
29 October 2014
Psalm 18: A Teaching

As we look at Psalm 18, it’s helpful to understand the context in which David wrote this Psalm. The Psalm actually also appears in 2 Samuel 22. It’s in this and the previous chapter (21) that we find out why David is writing this Psalm to the Lord...
16 October 2010
The Story of Exodus, Saul and Purim

The story of the Exodus from Egypt is found (not surprisingly) in the book of Exodus. The story of Saul, the King of Israel, is found in 1 Samuel. The story of Purim is found in the book of Esther. These three stories are inextricably entwined in ways that may not be readily evident. Let’s examine Scripture and see what we can find.
12 November 2010
Salvation in Cinema: Born royalty

The 2001 Walt Disney movie, The Princess Diaries, provides an unintentional picture of salvation to believers. Come read how.
29 December 2010
Words for Thought: Quaff

Quaff means to drink deeply. Jesus said "Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life." That is indeed a beverage worthy of a deep drink!
12 September 2010
Words for Thought: Tribulation

Tribulation means distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution; also: a trying experience. Scripture has many references of tribulation.
8 September 2010
Words for Thought: Levigate

One definition of levigate is "polish". Mirrors are polished to make the reflection clearer and more accurate. We were created in the image of G-d to reflect His glory (Genesis 1:26-27). It seems as though He polishes our lives and removes the dust and smudges to make us better reflect who He is.
15 October 2010
Words for thought: Verbatim

Telephone is a game where a line of children whisper a phrase from one person to the next. Each person must repeat the phrase exactly as they heard it spoken by the previous person. Obviously, mistakes and distortions are introduced along the chain as the phrase is heard and then repeated. By the time the phrase reaches the last person on the chain, it will have changed substantially from the original. The object of the game is to show how gossip results in distortions and inaccuracies. As the telephone game was explained to the Hebrew children, they were confused at first: the children couldn't understand the point of the exercise.
20 September 2010

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