Every week I receive an email newsletter called, The Barna Report. Many of you may be familiar with the Barna Group. It is a company that specializes in religious and cultural polling and research. It is led by a man named George Barna. …
The day of Pentecost is typically associated with stupendous signs and miracles. Acts 2:1-11 records that when the Holy Spirit was given, the display of ability and power astounded everyone present. There was a sound like a mighty …
At first blush, the Feast of Pentecost and Memorial Day seem to hold little in common: One is religious, the other secular; one focuses on the harvest of firstfruits, the other on the patriotic sacrifices of loved ones; one has an …

(17) "This decision is by the decree of the watchers,
And the sentence by the word of the holy ones,
In order that the living may know
That the Most High rules in the kingdom of men,
Gives it to whomever He will,
And sets over it the lowest of men."
God will give the Kingdom to the lowest of men and women. Similarly, Paul writes in I Corinthians 1:26, "For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called." The …
The Bible mentions individuals tearing or rending their clothes as a sign of mourning, repentance, distress, and rage. Depending on the translation, the Bible contains 48 to 50 occurrences of rending garments, including the actions of both individuals and groups. It is a profound metaphor, yet this world treats it mostly without the seriousness it deserves. Amos 4:1-11 describes such superficiality perfectly in a section following the “Cows of Bashan” passage of his book, but honest men know that it applies to us equally. Superficiality deals with a person’s lack of seriousness, empathy, …
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