Several popular internet claims assert that Jesus never existed as a human being, and that Christians simply adapted old pagan stories about gods such as Horus, Mithras, Krishna, Dionysus, Attis, and Osiris into the Christian religion by changing a few names. This idea became huge after the 2007 movie Zeitgeist, and continues to spread rapidly […]
Did Christianity Copy Pagan Myths Like Horus and Mithras? Read More »
There are moments in life when suffering presses so heavily on the soul that it doesn’t seem sustainable. Scripture doesn’t gloss over these times. The Psalms repeatedly describe a heart overwhelmed, a spirit poured out like water, bones out of joint, strength dried up like a potsherd. There’s no alternative to the final, irreversible path
When Hope Runs Out – A Christian Reflection on Reaching the Edge of Despair Read More »
There’s one of the Bible’s most memorable stories in 1 Samuel 5 and 6, when God afflicts the Philistines with hemorrhoids. In the midst of Israel’s turbulent relationship with its enemies, this peculiar episode reveals profound truths about divine sovereignty, human pride, and God’s inescapable power. Theologically rich, this story offers timeless lessons to readers
Divine Judgment: The Philistines and the Plague of Hemorrhoids Read More »
You know what you do when time seems to stretch? In the Bible, there’s a story that goes way beyond this idea. One of the most amazing miracles in Scripture is when the sun stands still in Joshua 10:12-14. It’s a great testament to God’s power that Joshua commands the sun and moon to stop
The Sun Stands Still: A Miracle of Faith and Victory in Joshua 10:12-14 Read More »
This is one of the most dramatic and gritty stories in the Bible: Ehud kills Eglon, the Moabite king, in Judges 3:12-30. While revealing the moral complexities of Israel’s turbulent era, it showcases Ehud’s courage, cunning, and divine empowerment. It’s a thrilling tale of liberation, but it also makes you think about God’s sovereignty, human
Ehud and Eglon: A Tale of Cunning Deliverance Read More »
Among the most striking stories in the Bible is one in Hosea, where God tells a prophet to marry a prostitute. There are profound truths in Hosea chapters 1 through 3, especially about God’s character, His relationship with Israel, and covenant love. Using marriage as a powerful metaphor for divine faithfulness, God illustrates His unwavering
Hosea and Gomer, A Prophets Marriage to a Prostitute Read More »
It’s common for millions to read about Jesus’ arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane every Easter season, but one detail appears only in Mark’s Gospel. After the chilling line “Then everyone deserted him and fled,” the narrative inserts two enigmatic verses: “One young man followed behind in only a long linen shirt.” Despite the mob’s
The Mysterious Naked Fugitive: Unraveling Mark 14:51–52 Read More »
The Bible presents the Holy Spirit, known in Hebrew as Ruach Hakodesh, as a fully personal, divine, living entity, the third Person of the Trinity, co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Son. He’s more than a power, energy, or influence, Scripture says He’s God Himself. Scripture explicitly identifies the Holy Spirit as God.
The Holy Spirit: A Living Divine Person, Not An Impersonal Force Read More »
In the New Testament, one of the most overlooked but profoundly revolutionary texts is the Epistle to Philemon. Pronounced “Fih-LAY-muhn”. At first glance, it seems like a brief personal letter, a mere twenty-five verses written by the apostle Paul from prison to a wealthy Christian named Philemon regarding a runaway slave named Onesimus, pronounced (oh-NEE-suh-mus).
Philemon: The Quiet Thunderclap That Ended Slavery Read More »
The Epistle of Jude, only twenty-five verses long, delivers one of the most urgent and uncompromising warnings in the entire New Testament. Identifying its writer as a close relative of Jesus Christ, the letter is written by Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James. Between AD 65 and 80, it was written,
Contending Earnestly: A Verse-by-Verse Exposé of the Epistle of Jude Read More »
