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Religion and the Bible: Why Paul Changed His Name
By Peter Nathan · 16 years ago
The New Testament records in Acts 13 that Saul changed his name to Paul. Why did he do this? Many religion and the Bible commentators have sought to find the answer in the help that ...
What Are FirstFruits?
By Guy Siverson · 16 years ago
The other day while I was talking with a friend of mine the subject of FirstFruits came up. No, firstfruits are not kin to picking a peach over a plum and considering it first. So ...
The History Behind The Quran Chapter 105
By Laura Cosse · 16 years ago
The 105th chapter of The Qur’an is difficult to understand if you do not know the basic history behind it. The following is the English translation of the meaning of this chapter entitled "The Elephant." ...
Humility
By John Park · 16 years ago
Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to a son, her first-born. She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger because there was no room for them at the inn. This is ...
Religion in Japan
By Jim Sherard · 16 years ago
Religion in Japan more than a specific set of beliefs or doctrines practiced on a daily basis, is a blend of traditions that stem from the early teachings of Shintoism and Buddhism, and which most ...
The Tithe Test - Find Out What You Actually Know!
By Robin Calamaio · 16 years ago
Is 10% of your gross income to be given to the local church for the rest of your life? What do you actually know about the Biblical teaching on the tithe? Well, here is your ...
God Delights in Using Broken Things . . .
By Rose Weiner · 16 years ago
IT WAS AN ARID DAY The dry, balmy breeze cooled the lonely shepherd as he sat quietly upon the grassy knoll watching his flock graze lazily in the sun.
It had been forty years now. ...
Love - Hate
By John Park · 16 years ago
1John 2:9-11 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the dark. But anyone who loves his brother is living in the light and need not be afraid ...
Noah
By Jon Straumfjord · 16 years ago
By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the ...
Enoch
By Jon Straumfjord · 16 years ago
By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him"; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. ...
My Most Embarrassing Moment
By Aaron Taylor · 16 years ago
One of the things I learned in Bible School is that today's ministers are supposed to be transparent. Very few people can connect with ministers who seem to have it all together. Even fewer can ...
Cain and Abel
By Jon Straumfjord · 16 years ago
By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. (Hebrews ...
God's Payday for His Laborers
By Robin Calamaio · 16 years ago
The call for individuals to serve God permeates the entire Bible (See Ex 23:25, Jn 12:26, Col 3:24, etc.). He uses people to promote - and expand - His Kingdom. He repays such service with ...
Common Arabic Words Used by Muslims
By Laura Cosse · 16 years ago
Have you ever wondered what 'Allahu Akbar' means or any other common phrases that you may hear in movies or from your Muslim friends and family members? Well, this is a short article designed to ...
Pearly Gates
By Veronique Belmar · 16 years ago
Don't Know You
I did what you asked of me: helped the poor, preached your word, and hardly spent time with my wife because I was too busy doing your work; now let me in! ...
Pray Persistently
By Babes Tan-Magkalas · 16 years ago
You pray day and night in full faith. Still, God doesn’t seem to hear you. You are still jobless…your friend is still seriously ill…the man of your dreams is nowhere in sight. What should you ...
From Ecclesiastes To The Catbird Seat
By Brian Connors · 16 years ago
Ecclesiastes is a book in the Old Testament written by King Solomon who reached a sobering conclusion regarding the meaning of life. The catbird seat is a position of favor, prominence or power. How can ...
"Is it Me or What?" Editorial: 1 Peter 4:17-18
By Kim Rogers · 16 years ago
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the Gospel of God? ...
Hope & The Gnostic Gospels
By Traci L. Slatton · 16 years ago
Of late I’ve turned to The Gospel of Thomas. It’s taken the privileged top position on my night-stand, on which rests a mini-library of spiritual books ranging from A Course in Miracles to Ram Dass’ ...
Offense and Pride Lead to Alienation
By Ann Stewart · 16 years ago
What does pride have to do with offense, and how do they relate to unforgiveness and result in alienation from God and loved ones? It's hard to see most of the time, especially when you're ...