How many times have you heard it said?  Or maybe you were the one saying it?  “The Bible is too hard to understand.”  People have been saying that for years.  But, is that true?  Should we set the Bible aside and dismiss it as an incomprehensible book?  Or have we maybe been misinformed and the Bible can actually be understood?  Let’s consider…

Averell W. Harriman, a wealthy philanthropist, an integral part in the Post War international efforts, and Governor of NY also once served as a diplomat to France. When he was asked about the fluency of his French, he replied, “It is excellent, except for the verbs.” It is easy to see the comedy of this statement; however, it is no laughing matter…

As a younger preacher, I overstated truth in an attempt to get the church to be more involved in saving the lost. I would say things like, “You cannot go to heaven alone, so go teach the lost.” I am sure that I wanted Christians to evangelize the world and chose words I would not use today. Is it true that you…

When we think about all of the various sins there are in the world, we might think there are hundreds or thousands of different kinds of sinners.  However, if we narrow it down, we may come up with a number much smaller, representing the types of sinners on earth.  In Luke 7:36-50, Jesus was in a house with two sinners.  However, these…

Jerusalem had been besieged, and a great army had come up against them. The city and its people had been threatened by death and plunder by the Assyrians. They had been hearing about the cruelty of the Assyrians from other conquered peoples. However, God had delivered them. Yet, there was still some fear in the people. So, God reassures the people in…

The Galatians owed Paul so much because he had given so much to them. Who were these Galatians and where did they live? Evidently the boundaries of Galatia extended to include those cities Paul visited on the first and second missionary journeys. The churches in Galatia and in many places were established in times of great trials. Paul had given so much…

The anguish of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane is one of the most moving scenes about which to read in the sacred text!  When He took His three close friends (Peter, James and John) with Him into the Garden, “He began to be troubled and deeply distressed” (Mark 14:33).  He told His friends, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death”…

In 2014, Brazil hosted the World Cup of Futbol (soccer). The pride of Brazil was dashed when Germany crushed their team in an unheard-of 7-1 victory. Five of the goals were scored in the first thirty minutes, with four of those being made in a seven-minute span. After the game, the defeated coach, Luis Felipe Scolari, made this statement, “The catastrophic result…