“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba, Father.” Romans 8:15 (KJV) Abba Father. We have heard this name used in songs, and in sermons. It is one of those names that we think ...
Read More »Martyrdom: To Die For Christ
On Sunday, April 19, 2015, ISIS released another video allegedly showing the murders of Ethiopian Christians in Libya. The video shows one of these terrorists reading a statement, in which he states that Christians have the option to either convert to Islam or pay a tax set in the Quran. ...
Read More »Our Hope: For Such A Time As This
King Ahasuerus banished his queen, Vashti, from his presence because of her of blatant disobedience. After this had been accomplished, he was encouraged to seek a new queen, one who would not only please and bring honor to him, but to his kingdom as well. She would set the example ...
Read More »What Is a “Just War”?
“The rest will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such an evil thing among you. Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.” Deuteronomy 19:21 Part of the current conversation about Islam is its insistence ...
Read More »Who Prayed for Paul?
The headlines ran red. If there were a secret first century parchment bearing news, prayers and encouragement, circulating the dispersed believers, surely it read, “ Steven, our beloved brother in the faith, perished at the hands of Saul and the religious leaders. He breathed his last yet full of the ...
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