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How Spies Are “Turned”
The “Game” of espionage is not only a dangerous one, but it is also a highly complex contest played between the minds behind the pieces “on the board.” One of the...
The Brothers and Sisters of Jesus
Scripture in Focus: Matthew 13:55“Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?” (Matthew 13:55) Mainstream...
Is It Really That Bad?
“I have experienced many awful things – most of which didn’t happen.” – Anonymous You have doubtless heard the old story about the optimist and...
Using the Sword
Scripture: Hebrews 4:12: “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the...
Pray for the Pioneers
"Pioneer: Noun, singular. One who is among the first to go somewhere or to do something."There is a mystique about pioneers. They often seem larger than life, braver, stronger, more dedicated...
Christian Adoption and Foster Parenting
The number of orphaned children in the world in which we live is staggering. It is estimated that HIV/AIDS and Ebola alone have orphaned well over 18 million children (enough children to fill a...
New Beginnings – A Fresh Start
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? …” (Isaiah 43:18-19). Ancient...
Twelve Favorites of 2014
During the course of this past year we published over a hundred blog posts here (and more than a hundred on our sister site LivingWithFaith.org ). This list of "Twelve Favorites" gives you the posts...
BibleGateway’s Top Verses of 2014
BibleGateway.com – the world’s most visited Bible translation site – has published the top ten verses for which people searched on their site during 2014. The results were...
A Rising Star
The star that appeared to the wise men in the East announcing the birth of Christ and which led them to Him (Matthew 2:1-9) shone brightly till its purpose was fulfilled, then it disappeared from...
A Time to Talk and a Time Not to Talk
“When [the shepherds] had seen [the infant Jesus], they spread the word concerning what had been told them [by the angels] about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the...
How to Use the Lord’s Prayer
The New Testament records that one day a disciple asked Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray.” Jesus replied: “When you pray, say …” and then he proceeded to...