The Message Bible translation by Eugene H. Peterson is a paraphrase of the scriptures using modern English, the author claims he is trying to make the Bible understandable to the average person. There are many issues I have with the Message translation, but for the sake of space I am ...

Little Eddie Lincoln is often referred to as the forgotten son of Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary.   His place in history seems a vapor next to that of his three brothers, who all lived in the White House while their father was President. But he was never really forgotten. ...

Since the Alt-Right and white nationalism is in the news so much these days, I thought I would share my journey through the white nationalist movement, how I got involved and how I left it. It all started really when I became disillusioned with liberal Christianity, socialist politics and my ...

The Apostle Paul is the only person in history I know of who could preach a message of love and forgiveness on a regular basis and cause riots at the same time. Even today he causes no small amount of controversy. From his stance on sexuality to doctrines that have ...

“We know nothing; we are at sea in a whirlpool of conjecture.”  Thomas Wakley, Editor of The Lancet, on the spread of Cholera, 1853 For centuries, the cause of infectious disease remained elusive while physicians struggled to find answers.   Beginning in the Middle Ages, poisonous, unseen vapors that reeked in ...

My all time favorite prophet in the Old Testament is Elijah. There is just something about him that I love. Maybe it is his courage in the face of overwhelming odds that I like so much, there is just something inspiring about one man of God facing off against hundreds ...

If one did not know any differently, from the way it sounds, it would be a professional orchestra. This young group of musicians are as good as they come. They have toured the world. They have performed for Pope Francis, and with Stevie Wonder, among others. But they are not ...

It is the physical law of how any new life begins that something must first die (John 12:24). This statement of truth by Jesus is not an easy plan. Jesus is giving us what must happen in the Spiritual world. Man needs a Spiritual rebirth by a work of God ...

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.”  Matthew 11:28 (NASB) This past week I have been on vacation with my 17-year-old granddaughter.  She has been here in our home for two weeks, and will remain for one more.  While I will be ...

Among my father’s things we found a letter dated May, 1886. The handwriting had faded, but the words of Robert White, minister at Sea-View Cottage in  County Down, Ireland, still attest to the character of my great-grandfather, James. In the letter, the minister bore testimony to the “honest”, “industrious”, and ...