They had been slaves in Egypt, and their work involved taking mud and straw and producing bricks for the Egyptians. However, after they crossed the Red Sea the task before many of them changed. God gave a precise description of the tabernacle and its furnishing, and none of them had the ability to take the wood, the gold, the fabrics and create…

Of the 66 books in the Bible, which book should Christians know the best and study the most?  That’s a hard question and the answer varies, perhaps, to each individual Christian.  But, the book of Acts is such a key book to Christianity, for it shows the inception and the early years of the religion of Jesus Christ on this earth.  There…

Growing up in the nineties nothing was cooler to me than space. My father recognized this and gave my brothers and I a book of pictures from the brand-new Hubble Space Telescope. The detail and color Hubble captured was beyond anything I thought possible. From planets, to galaxies, quasars, and nebulas, every page contained incredible images of God’s beautiful creation. Now, there…

We all share something in common and that is each one of us has a past, a present and a future in our lives. The Bible can help us to deal with these three aspects of living and understand how they fit in the lives we seek to live for Him.  We must learn how to balance all of these in our…

Sometimes students will complain that they “deserve a better grade.”  Sometimes employees will argue that they “deserve a raise.”  Sometimes children will claim that they “deserve a treat.”  The word deserve means “to do something or have or show qualities worthy of reward or punishment.”  Sometimes people get what they deserve.  Sometimes people get what they don’t deserve.  Let’s consider two monumental…

Crime requires punishment.  We live in a nation based on what is called, “The rule of law.” When a crime is committed, it is the government’s job to apprehend and punish the criminal. This natural need for justice comes directly from God and was demonstrated to all of mankind. Sin is a crime against God and the punishment for sin is eternal…