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…
Between the years 1360 – 1387, a poem titled “Piers Plowman” introduced the world to one of its most renowned phrases. The popular phrase, “patience is a virtue,” is believed to have been given birth by the pen of Mr. William Langland. According to many scholars, the allegorical poem follows…
Approximately two thousand feet. After hearing the sentence from the man who had become His judge, He understood that He was now required to walk an approximation of two thousand feet (six hundred meters) to the place where it would all end. His flesh, very tender and swollen from the…
“Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground” (Exodus 3:5). When our God called upon Moses from the burning bush to liberate His people, these were the words that were spoken to him. Before our God could begin to instruct Moses…
Perhaps the most self satisfying feeling a person may have is when he achieves a seemingly impossible goal. With the exhortations and guidance of the apostle Peter, we are within arm’s length of reaching the peak of this spiritual Everest we have been steadily climbing for several weeks. The apostle…
I remember an old story my mentor used to share with me when I would visit him at his home in Houston. He would always fondly remember the old preacher who had taught him about the gospel because of his patience with him. He would tell me about an event…