the Anabaptist nonviolent ethic in following Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount; the exodus motif in African American history; the texts that gave rise to modern Pentecostalism; the decisive text of Galatians 3:28 in support of women's ministry; the "Great Commission" text (Matthew ...
Two young women arrived at a meeting wearing clothes that were quite revealing. The chairman took a good look at them and asked them to take a seat. Then he said something that they might never forget in their life. He looked at them eye to eye and said; “Ladies, everything valuable ...
as God had given them a “Special Calling” according to His purposes and Grace, and not because of how good they were in their work. Paul says that God has appointed him to preach the Gospel, to be an ambassador sent forth as an Apostle, and...
If a truth is worth telling four times, it must be worth hearing. It probably seemed ridiculous to Philip to even consider feeding 5,000 men (and about 10,000 women and children). Jesus’ response in Mark 6:38 was simple: “How many loaves do you have?” And with the meager ...
Infidelity breaks the covenant of marriage in the eyes of God. It’s done. Divorce is assumed because the binding agreement that was made has been severed as the physical union that sealed it is given to another. And in the Bible, God says He hates it! Of course, this doesn’t mean...
Casablanca:In Morocco during World War II, a cynical nightclub owner must decide between his lost lover and his moral and political ideals. When Harry Met Sally:Canmen and women be friends? Two friends attempt to be friends and possibly more over the course of many years. ...
The Phoenicians were conquered by Cyrus the Great in 539 BC. 49. Kingdom of Israel and Judah According to the Bible, the Kingdom of Israel began with King Saul around 1020 BC, with Jerusalem as its capital. Around 930 BC, the kingdom broke into two kingdoms: Israel and Judah. The ...
Some have suggested that demons are the result of the union of angels and women as described: The Nephilim (giants) were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who...
Women were warned men would try to steal their purity, but they must be strong and resist the temptation. Thomas Branagan threatened women a horrible fate if they did not remain pure in the 1808 publication, The Excellency of the Female Character Vindicated, “You will be left in silent ...
women who were also victims, when I hear someone make an accusation of sexual abuse, my first thought is that I want to hear what the victim has to say, and I want to believe them. After all, who would make that kind of thing up besides my daughter. Turns out lots of women do. ...