Things are so crazy right now that no one is talking about the fact that the Department of Defense (DOD) has admitted to the existence of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The DOD prefers to call them unexplained aerial phenomena, but that will not change the public opinion that they are UFOs. The release of this information was said to have been done…

So, once this time of COVID-19 self-quarantine is over, what will you do then?  What will happen if at some point in the future you are confined to quarters again?  Such is exactly what happened with the apostle Paul.  After his two years as a Roman prisoner at end of the book of Acts (28:30), he was apparently released for a time…

The Bible uses many figures of speech to describe our journey to heaven. The parables of Jesus often take ordinary events to illustrate the nature of the kingdom and the part each of us plays. We are workers in the vineyard, sowers of the seed, merchants seeking a pearl of great price and many others. The writers of the New Testament add…

In uncertain situations, we hold on to what we can know. Firm knowledge is always preferred over maybe or what if. We have not been left without certainties. In the letter of First John he used the word “know” twenty-nine times in five chapters. The only book with more is his account of the gospel with seventy-five. God, through John, wants us…

When you’re staring at the same four walls for weeks and weeks on end, it is easy to think about “what I want” and “what others need to do for me.”  If any Bible character could have thought like that, maybe Paul could have when wrongfully imprisoned in Rome for “two whole years” (Acts 28:30), but he did just the opposite.  Paul…

The death of Solomon brought about a division to his powerful kingdom when ten of the twelve tribes of Israel refused to accept Solomon’s son as the next king. They established a new kingdom, known as Israel, with their own king. They not only turned away from the house of David but tragically turned away from God. For two hundred years, God’s…

We continue our study taken from Proverbs chapter six. In verses sixteen through nineteen, Solomon lists seven things that the Lord hates. If the opposite is true, then we can discern seven things that the Lord loves. We looked at the first four last week. We will now finish the last three. In fifth place of the things that God hates, Solomon…

So, what are you doing during your COVID-19 quarantine?  Watching TV, playing games, reading a book?  While your quarantine is but for a few weeks, the apostle Paul was “quarantined” as a Roman prisoner for two years.  What do you suppose he was doing during that time?  The book of Acts ends by telling us that Paul “received all who came to…