Image by Bessi from Pixabay Although I’ve never experienced this, I love to watch citizens from other countries gain a new status as American citizens. I just find it fascinating the hours and time they must put into their studies to become American citizens. Sometimes I feel ashamed that I…
Image by Wendy Corniquet from Pixabay What does the Bible say about controlling your temper? The Bible has a lot to say about our anger and how to control it. Let’s begin with the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus speaks of anger. In Matthew 5:21-26, Jesus brings up the…
Image by Mikes-Photography from Pixabay Why did the ancient Israelites want an actual king before the time of Saul and David when they had the judges who spoke in God’s place? In the days of the judges, when Samuel came on the scene as the first seer, or prophet, the…
Image by Stefan Keller from Pixabay If the Canaanites were the last of the Nephilim, how did they survive the flood? This is one of the most unanswered questions of all of Scripture. The first time theNephilim appear in Scripture is in Genesis 6:1-4. This can be a very hard…
Image by Sasin Tipchai from Pixabay One of my favorite illustrations to demonstrate what we’re going to talk about in this post, the change in perspective of identity, is probably one you have heard before. The story goes that there are three blind men trying to understand what they are…
Image by Linus Schütz from Pixabay Did God appoint Seth to be a replacement for his older brother Abel? It’s probably better to think of Seth not as a replacement of Abel, but as the continuation of the godly line in the beginning of Genesis. What I mean by this…
Image by ar130405 from Pixabay One of my favorite kinds of stories is whenever there is a hero whose world is changed in an instant and he must learn how to conquer all odds, find confidence in himself, and become the person who can win the battle of his lifetime.…