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It’s All in a Handshake
The custom of shaking hands is known in many parts of the world and is far older than most people realize. Archaeological artifacts and works of art depicting people shaking hands have been...
The Gifts of Cain and Abel
“… Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. And Abel also brought...
Our Most Popular Posts of 2016
During the course of this past year we published well over a hundred blog posts here and on our sister site.The list below gives the twelve posts that were most popular on this site, so check out...
Why Bethlehem?
Every Christian knows that Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, but many do not know why. There are actually two reasons why Jesus was born in that tiny Judean village, and both can...
The Romans
The story of the Gospels is inextricably connected with the story of the Romans in Judea from the account of the decree that was sent out by the Emperor Augustus that the Roman world should be taxed...
A Friend in Need
“Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; a friend of mine on a journey has come to...
Did Chariots of Iron Defeat the Word of God?
“… the mountain country shall be yours. Although it is wooded, you shall cut it down, and its farthest extent shall be yours; for you shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have...
Calculating Our Blessings
“Surely you have granted ... unending blessings …” (Psalm 21:6). Normally, we speak of “counting our blessings” in terms of considering all the good things...
Why the Samaritans Were Shunned
The region of Samaria that is frequently mentioned in the New Testament has a colorful history that helps us understand many things written in the four Gospels. samaria was the area...
To Flee or Not to Flee?
We reprint this updated 2015 post from our sister site to mark the November observance of the International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, honored variously on November 6, 13, and...
The Temptations of Jesus:Lessons from the Wilderness
The first three Gospels tell us that after he was baptized, Jesus fasted for forty days and nights in the Judean wilderness and that at that time Satan appeared to him and tried to tempt him...
“Missing the Mark” May Be Missing the Point
Have you ever heard the explanation that the meaning of the word “sin” in the Bible is to “miss the mark”? To some extent the words translated...
