In 1946, the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered hidden inside the Qumran Caves located in the Judean Desert. These ancient manuscripts contained biblical text, calendars, and astrological charts dating back 2,000 years. Although not all of the manuscripts survived the deterioration of time, some were found in remarkably good condition. …
Read More“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:31-32 A Brother’s Forgiveness Speaks Volumes Over the past week, one of the …
Read MoreExactly one week ago, federal judge Stephanie Rose ruled that the University of Iowa was in violation of students’ First Amendment rights. The institution had removed the official status of several religious organizations from its campus. In the case of InterVarsity vs. University of Iowa, Rose is holding the vice …
Read MoreThis past weekend, Kanye West took his Sunday Service roadshow to Jamaica Queens, NY, inside the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral, the home of an African Methodist Episcopal church. Sandwiched between West’s worship sets, the lead pastor of a small church in California stepped up on stage to deliver a 12-minute …
Read More“Do nothing from rivalry or conceit but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others.” – Philippians 2:3-4 The Tree That Kept on Giving Shel Silverstein (1930-1999) was an American children’s book author …
Read MoreAmerican filmmaker, author, and founder of the Webby Awards Tiffany Shlain is at it again with her creativity and “outside the box” thinking. Every Friday night, Shlain, a practicing cultural Jew, gathers to enjoy dinner with friends and family. Shortly after, her family of four “unplugs” for the next 24 …
Read More“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.” – James 1:19 The Enticing Nature of Social Media Here’s the scenario: You’re scrolling through social media—let’s say Twitter—and you come across an image accompanied by a comment that just really gets …
Read More“From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” – Luke 12:48 All Christians will one day stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:10 says, “For we must all appear …
Read MoreAt the beginning of the 2019 calendar year, the United Methodist Church voted to retain the denomination’s traditional stance on homosexuality. It decided to fortify the language that prohibited LGBTQ members from marriage and official ordination within the United Methodist Church. UMC General Conference 2020 This past Wednesday was the …
Read More“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6 How to Read Proverbs Before we tackle today’s Bible quote, it’s important that we understand the unique genre of the book of Proverbs. In general, a proverb …
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