The Pharisees and Sadducees  The Pharisees and Sadducees are often mentioned together in the Gospels as groups who opposed Jesus. The Pharisees were well known for their strict adherence to the Law and traditions, and often clashed with Jesus over interpretations of the Law and His authority. The Sadducees on ...

Solar Eclipse Day, April 8, 2024, was a historic day, and many traveled far to be on the path of totality. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon travels between the sun and the Earth and seems to cover the sun’s face entirely. Those observers in the center of ...

2 Corinthians 8:1-5-We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For ...

In the days of old, when the world was steeped in silence and anticipation, there was one who moved between Heaven and Earth, a bearer of divine messages, known to many as Gabriel. Though not called an archangel in the scriptures, Gabriel stood in the presence of God, a testament ...

Acts 8:18 ‘And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, saying, Give me also this power, that on whosoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.’ Indignant, Peter rebuked Simon the Magician. The gift of ...

John 13:14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. Years ago, my youngest son was searching for an Aesop’s Fable to present to his class. He finally settled on the story about the lazy grasshopper and the hard-working ...

PSALM 119:103–How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 诗篇 119:103-你的话语品尝起来何等甘甜，在我口中胜过蜂蜜。 What Can You Taste? 你能尝到什么？ My wife tells me that when I cook, I have to taste everything.  As I often say, “how can you tell if food is cooked or not, ...

Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. The worst thing you can tell someone experiencing the loss of a loved one “That’s not normal!” We all go through it at some point in our lives, some of us sooner than others. Some of us “more” ...

It is hard to wrap my mind around the spiritual truth that, despite the fact that I am a sinner who falls far short of God’s righteousness, I am saved, justified, and declared righteous by God. This is true of anyone who has accepted Jesus as his or her personal ...

What could Jesus possibly see in me? It was for my sin, that He died on Calvary. Calvary gladly took Him in my place, even though I saw myself as a disgrace. A disgrace to Him for all the things I had done, yet He would have died the same, ...