For decades people have been looking for Noah’s Ark. Some have claimed to have found it. It continues to be a hot topic with both secular and religious audiences. Teams of scientists have gone to the areas where they think the ark is located and have supposedly found evidence for ...

On June 13th, one lone gunman targeted Representative Scalise and other members of Congress in broad daylight as they enjoyed a morning practice the day before the annual charity baseball game. Is it the tone of our political discourse which has led us to this point? Perhaps. But beneath the ...

Midwestern newspapers described the summer of 1873 as a season when “tropical weariness drooped over all.”  Heaviness hung like the sweat dripping   from trousers, woolen skirts, and long-sleeved shirts, as people performed their daily tasks. That stifling heat would be blamed for everything under the blazing sun— rampant spread of ...

I’ve been doing an in depth study of the Gospel of John and thought I would share some insights I’ve gained from that study. The first verse of chapter 1 has always fascinated me, I’ve meditated over it for hours and I always find more to learn. John 1:1 “In ...

“Fear not, for I am with you: be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10) As a very young boy, my world to me was but a toy. Every single day ...

Have you ever been at your lowest or even saddened about what’s going on in the world today or just with life period? I ask this because my heart saddens each time I turn on the TV. Our younger generation is losing its way, families are against one another, violence, drugs, you ...

Nehemiah 8 & 9 The professor was teaching from the book of Nehemiah. I had been reading ahead of him because he was boring me. He was expounding on the facts of who wrote the book; when was it written; why was it written – facts, facts, facts. I was ...

“Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 (NIV) Have you ever wondered if your faith was what it should be?  Or maybe even questioned if faith is really real? I think all believers ponder these kinds of things. ...

Thomas was a  Nebraska farmer in the late 1800’s. He and his family enjoyed a good life, though one filled with demanding work.  All was well until the day his wife and three children fell ill in quick succession with all the symptoms of Typhoid Fever, an often-deadly disease brought ...

Can Christians use drugs and alcohol for fun? Technically the Bible silent on the issue of most drug usage since many of them were not in use in ancient Israel, but the scriptures do speak of consciousness altering drugs in a few places. Specifically it speaks about alcohol consumption, which ...