Pentecost refers to a Christian holiday commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit, while Catholicism is a Christian denomination emphasizing the authority of the Pope and Church tradition.
Why did God seem to disapprove of man's invention of the brick in the story of the Tower? The guys will also spend some time talking about the exodus of the Hebrew people from ancient Egypt. It's one of the key events in Scripture, and it’s where the term Day of the Lord com...
Why did God seem to disapprove of man's invention of the brick in the story of the Tower? The guys will also spend some time talking about the exodus of the Hebrew people from ancient Egypt. It's one of the key events in Scripture, and it’s where the term Day ...
Tonight is the first night of Passover, which commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt, and celebrates freedom. One of the key sections from the Passover Haggadah warns of the dangers in the world: For not just one alone has risen against us to destroy us, but in every generation...
Luke was the only gospel writer to include a story of Jesus’ childhood…and it’s less of a story than it is a parent’s worst nightmare… Listen for God’s Word from Luke 2:41-52. Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. And when he was ...
I put my room key in the bag with my cell phone and I tried to project to others the silent message “This bag is for my keys, you see, MY KEYS!” But my cell phone didn’t fully fit in the bag and so it was peeking out. “MY KEYS!” I yelled silently, as I carried it ...
Rabbi Yanklowitz acknowledges the abrupt ending of the book of Jonah and suggests that, “We might write a fifth chapter entertaining the possibilities: does Jonah die, repent, return to Israel, or move to Nineveh? Does he get on board with God’s message of forgiveness, or is he punished...
The very definition of a heavy metal epic, “Hallowed Be Thy Name” encapsulates every key ingredient that constitutes Iron Maiden’s signature sound: the melody, the power, the prog-like precision, the cathartic speed metal gallop, plus the evocative lyrics blending history, fantasy and adventure...
Today we consider 1 John 3.1-3, “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be...
Martin Luther Added to the Book of Romans The Bible, in Romans 3:28, states: Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. Martin Luther, in his German translation of the Bible, specifically added the word "allein" (English 'alone') to Romans...