Martyr (n): 1. One who chooses to suffer death rather than renounce religious principles. 2. One who makes great sacrifices for a cause (The American Heritage Dictionary, pg. 519). During the first century, members of the body of Christ were persistently chased, captured, and tortured due to their refusal to…
“Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their father” (Proverbs 17:6). When God called Abram out from his father’s house, three important promises were made to him if he obeyed God’s command. “I will make you a great nation…make your name great…in you…
“Never trust the sea,” my father would always tell me when we fished together. “The sea is the most treacherous thing you will encounter, son. It is always stirring and although it may appear to be calm on the surface, it can quickly betray you and turn violent in a…
It is no secret that in this Christian life there are many challenges we must conquer. As true followers of Christ we will face several fiery trials, mockeries, persecutions, and even temptations. It is without a doubt, as our Master foretold, a difficult and narrow path we must ascend to…
Biblical history teaches that, while in prison, the apostle Paul wrote four letters that today have been nicknamed his “prison letters.” Although he had been unjustly bound in prison chains for preaching to the gentiles, his love and care for the Lord’s church never wavered (Acts 21:26-36). The apostle quickly…
In his first letter to Timothy, the apostle Paul warns his son in the faith that in “latter times some will depart from the faith” (1st Timothy 4:1). In the religious world, this action is defined as an apostasy. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, an apostasy is defined as the…
Have you ever heard about the war that was lost by a single screw? The screw that held in place the wheel of a chariot which fell because it became loose. The wheel broke off the chariot as a result of the fallen screw. The chariot crashed because of the…
There are very few things in our lives that are very precious to us because they are irreplaceable. A mother, is undoubtedly the most precious and irreplaceable jewel in any person’s life. In ancient Oriental culture, the mother of a king was widely respected and venerated by society, even more…
What do you fear most? Is it spiders, snakes, or even the dark? How do you react when you are afraid? Do you tremble, freeze in place, or perhaps even begin to cry? What does fear do to you? We know that there exists many forms of “phobia,” but many…
Adversity (n.): 1. Great hardship or affliction; misfortune. 2. A calamitous event (The American Heritage Dictionary, pg. 13). We have all been there at some point in our lives. Those moments in which we live what seems to be an inescapable nightmare where the image of what was once our…