Where is the Body of Christ?As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, I grew up believing that I was a member of the only organization on earth that was truly patterned after the original Christian congregation. I believed that Jesus’ earliest disciples were organized much as congregations of Jehovah...
And it comes to pass, David has come to the top, where he bows himself to God, and behold, Hushai the Archite [is there] to meet him, [with] his coat torn, and earth on his head;Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, David hath come unto the top, where he bow...
May He aid those who wade in front of this pandemic tide–the health care workers, the doctors who must see those already suffering with symptoms and/or fear. For this pandemic is affecting all of us, so may we learn what tools we need to make, so that we come out of this time pre...
Los Angeles was home for my first fifty years. I loved the light, the proximity of mountains and sea, the cultural and artistic energy, the eccentric diversity of architectural styles, and the freedom to explore new ways of being and doing. Where else, with some heroic driving, could you ...
To be sure, Americans don’t have the same legacy as Europeans do for literature. We have – in many ways – inherited it from them. What Kundera did is noteworthy in this sense. In his amazing book, theArt of the Novel, he provides a powerful genealogy of the modern novel, staring ...
The colossal and authentic 17-foot-tallStatue of Davidis currently located in the Accademia Gallery. However, it wasn’t always there. Its original home was the Piazza della Signoria. When the Opera del Duomo first commissioned the statue, it was intended for the Cathedral of Florence. Agostino...
Christian freedom comes from belonging to Jesus, not an organization; otherwise a person is no freer than the Israelites that were enslaved to the legislation of the Pharisees. Likewise, salvation is only through Jesus; John10:9 "I am the door; whoever enters through me will be saved, and...
The 1943 short story “The Secret Miracle” by the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges depicts a Jewish man named Jaromir Hladik, a moderately well-known author and playwright, who is earmarked for execution by the Nazis. Hladik is terrified by the prospect of death, but he is also terrified...